Top health official claims Boston University lab created new Covid strain without authorization

Top health official claims Boston University lab created new Covid strain without authorization
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: A senior US health official has claimed that controversial Covid manipulation research that was carried out in a Boston laboratory was not authorized, although it was funded by taxpayer money. Boston University scientists have been blasted after they allegedly created a new Covid strain in a laboratory. The team allegedly made a hybrid virus, combining Omicron and the original Wuhan strain, that killed 80% of mice in a study, reported Daily Mail.

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According to public records, the research was partly paid for using a grant awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Teams are supposed to explain what the money is being used for as any government-funded research grants. They also have to explain how it will benefit the public.