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Rated by Participant: 137AD41EDE614F37290CB55B99C06F2816E1AAC2B635C7EB942E172D5398CBDC
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False. SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes the disease Covid, has been independently isolated by laboratories all round the world. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Methods-for-the%20detection-and-characterisation-of-SARS-CoV-2-variants-first-update-WHO-20-Dec-2021.pdf https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Methods-for-the-detection-char-SARS-CoV-2-variants_2nd%20update_final.pdf https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/antigenic-SARS-CoV-2-monitoring-Joint-ECDC-WHO-report-june-2022.pdf https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Standard_laboratory_protocols_for_SARS-CoV-2_characterisation.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-report-on-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-uk/chapter-1-understanding-the-pathogen Samples of a wide range of isolated SARS-COV-2 viral variants are made available through repositories for any scientist to study. https://www.beiresources.org/Collection/56/SARS-CoV-2.aspx?f_instockflag=In+Stock%23%7e%23Discontinued%23%7e%23Temporarily+Out+of+Stock&f_displaysearchname=Viruses&page=1
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