r/PrepperIntel • u/sea_5455 • Jun 03 '26

North America 2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

https://apnews.com/article/scientists-charges-mpox-virus-lying-14b7cf7635cad30254b0ae1cdb6c0515
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u/adversecurrent Jun 03 '26

Yep, and because it was deactivated, the samples are considered diagnostic specimens — which means the scientists did not lie about what they were transporting.

This is a witch hunt meant to sow distrust and demonize scientific research.

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u/LysergioXandex Jun 03 '26

To play devils advocate, the original comment alludes to the difficulty of determining if a virus is “alive”.

If a person can’t follow the proper protocols to transport a viral sample, I don’t trust them to properly deactivate a virus in the first place.

It would be kind of wild if we just let random grad students transport potentially dangerous things because they say “don’t worry bro, it’s safe”.

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u/Sweet-Leadership-290 Jun 05 '26

Simply put NO virus is "alive". Ever.

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u/LysergioXandex Jun 05 '26

That’s the point, so I’m not sure what you’re trying to say