Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head of the cell proliferation laboratory at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) RAS, Peter Chumakov does not really exclude the scenario of artificial creation of an omicron strain of coronavirus, which he spoke about earlier, but he does not have evidence of this theory.
In an interview with Gazeta.Ru, Chumakov clarified that the appearance of the omicron has many oddities. The most incomprehensible thing, he said, is why this strain has a “three amino acid insert.” This “insert” is characteristic of the seasonal coronavirus, which causes only a mild cold. “How this insert got there is difficult to imagine,” the expert emphasized. And he added that now the technologies are already so advanced that “it could have been done artificially.”
Chumakov stressed that if someone decided to make an anti-clot vaccine with weakened properties, which would end the epidemic, he would have acted that way. That is why the version about the artificial origin of the omicron strain arose. But “pointing a finger at someone and saying that this is exactly the case would be tantamount to paranoid suspicion.” “No one was catching anyone’s hand,” Chumakov assured. And he added that, nevertheless, such a hypothesis is “not a fantasy” and has a right to exist.
In addition, Chumakov stressed that the possibility of the artificial origin of the omicron does not in any way affect the need to be vaccinated, because the strain is spreading extremely quickly, which threatens a colossal burden on health care. And people with chronic diseases will still be seriously ill. “It is better to get vaccinated to relieve symptoms,” he concluded.
Source: Rosbalt
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