News reports sparked controversy over BU COVID research, but Boston doctors explained that there are strict protocols involved in this type of research and that the potential risks are always weighed against the benefits.
While BU researchers were working with the hybrid virus, they took the spike protein of omicron and attached it to the original strain. In mice, they found this new fused version killed 80% of mice infected. But that's lower than the 100% that died from the original strain.
They concluded that it's not the omicron spike protein itself that causes the virus to spread so easily but other proteins. BU researchers say identifying those proteins will help better diagnose and treat COVID. While Boston doctors speaking in"COVID Q&A" declined to comment directly on the research, they spoke more broadly to the importance of this type of work.
Research that gets done can help scientists understand not only COVID-19 but"other viruses or other emerging infectious diseases, or current infectious diseases," Tufts Medical Center's Dr. Gabriela Andujar Vazquez said, and that helps us understand how pathogens behave.The university said the same thing in its statement: “Ultimately, this research will provide a public benefit, by leading to better, targeted therapeutic interventions to help fight against future pandemics.
Top Boston doctors discuss the new COVID variant BQ 1.1, concerns around the upcoming flu season and bivalent booster shots during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”
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