SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated
SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated is a false claim made in debates around the existence of SARS-COV-2 as well as contestations of the legitimacy of public health interventions related to SARS-COV-2.
The claim can appear in a context of full denial that SARS-COV-2 exists or a denial of the causal link between SARS-COV-2 and the respiratory symptoms that it is believed to be causing, alternative theories being provided as to the cause of such respiratory symptoms such as 5G radiation causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms, Poison causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms or Regular flu causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms.
The claim ignores multiple reports which indicate that SARS-COV-2 has indeed been isolated. For instance, a team has sampled the virus from patients and successfully led the virus to reproduce in Vero-CCL81 and Vero E6 cells in the laboratory[1]. A team in Korea has applied the same technique to isolate SARS-COV-2 and found a similar genetic sequence to that of other countries[2]. Two teams in Canada have done the same[3].
Statement of the claim | SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated |
Level of certainty | False |
Nature | Factual |
Counterclaim | SARS-COV-2 has been isolated |
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References
- ↑ Harcourt et al., (June 1, 2020) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Patient with Coronavirus Disease, United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 26, Number 6. Accessed on January 19, 2022.
- ↑ Kim et al., (February 1, 2020) Identification of Coronavirus Isolated from a Patient in Korea with COVID-19. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives 11:3-7. Accessed on January 19, 2022.
- ↑ Mossman, Karen (March 25, 2020) I study viruses: How our team isolated the new coronavirus to fight the global pandemic. The Conversation. Accessed on January 19, 2022.