Several social media posts and conspiracy news articles are claiming that a new study proves that the pharmaceutical company Moderna created SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The claim has been disputed by the study’s author, an ophthalmologist with no background in vaccine or immunology research, who says the study was an investigation into the origin of the virus and didn’t implicate Moderna. Multiple independent experts in the field have questioned the quality and validity of the study and its findings.
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