Human data show Omicron XBB wasn’t unusually deadly and remained detectable.
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The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB subvariant is lethal and is not easy to detect.
TOTAL BS
Topic
COVID-19 virus
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Authoritative reviews find COVID-19’s origin unresolved, with evidence leaning zoonotic spillover.
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SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) escaped from a laboratory in China.
TOTAL BS
Scientific evidence to date more strongly supports a zoonotic spillover origin.
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COVID-19 originated from a laboratory in China.
MOSTLY BS
SARS-CoV-2 spread efficiently between people, while hantavirus is usually rodent-to-human.
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Hantavirus is less infectious than SARS-CoV-2 was during the 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak.
NOT BS
Severe COVID-19 is associated with higher subsequent lung cancer incidence.
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Severe COVID-19 infection can increase the risk of faster lung cancer development.
SOME BS
Genomic analyses and intelligence assessments find no evidence SARS-CoV-2 was engineered.
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The COVID-19 virus was engineered in a laboratory.
TOTAL BS
During Delta, unvaccinated people died at 11–53 times vaccinated rates.
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COVID-19 vaccinated individuals die from the Delta variant at higher rates than unvaccinated individuals.
TOTAL BS