McCullough's crew continue their sustained fear-mongering over "Gain of function" research.

The dangers of allowing the nonsensical "novel GoF virus" trope to survive are being laid bare.

Jessica Hockett

and I recently put out a brief post bemoaning the fear-mongering (around “Gain of Function” research) on show by some self-declared “medical freedom” advocates:

It’s getting worse….

Here’s the latest from the McCullough Foundation:

NEW STUDY - Sustained Mammal-to-Mammal Transmission of H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b

This piece - citing this PCR-based study published in Nature - includes all the buzzwords with which we are now familiar:

• serial passage

• suspected lab-derived strain

• unprecedented

• Mammal-to-Mammal Transmission

• highly adapted

• the need for rigorous investigation into the potential lab origins and spread of this highly adapted strain

• Proactive measures are indicated to protect dairy and cattle frontline workers and minimize the risk of human infections, which could drive mutations that enhance the virus's adaptation to humans

At least the comments - in the main - seem to call this nonsense out for what it is.

My personal favourite (so far):