Summary: Moderna’s CEO on the allegation that a DNA sequence patented by Moderna three years before the pandemic was recently found in COVID.


Bancel responds to the allegation that a DNA sequence patented by Moderna three years before the pandemic was recently found in COVID.

(Fox News, 24 February 2022)


On 24th February of this year, the CEO of Moderna, the Frenchman Stéphane Bancel, was interviewed by Maria Bartiromo, of Fox News, about his company’s financial results, the possible impact on his company’s future revenues of the conflict in Ukraine, the possibility of a more virulent COVID variant (a 20 per cent likelihood according to Stéphane Bancel) and the Daily Mail’s claim that scientists had found in COVID a genetic sequence patented by Moderna three years before the outbreak of the pandemic.  The section relating to the claim made by the Daily Mail starts roughly 7 minutes and 22 seconds into the interview. Please note that Mr Bancel is not a native English speaker and that I have not corrected his English except for the addition of the adverb ‘how’ (within square brackets) in his first reply.

Please note that there are some links to articles immediately after the transcript.


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Source: https://youtu.be/YcgE-5a1Ztc?t=442

 


MY TRANSCRIPT (and my emphasis)

 

Maria Bartiromo:
I have got to end on this story that has been circulating – no doubt you saw it – about the origins of COVID. We’ve all been trying to understand how this started and whether or not this did come from a lab in Wuhan. Uh let me ask you what the Daily Mail is reporting. It says
‘More evidence COVID was tinkered within a lab? Now scientists find virus contains tiny chunk of DNA that matches sequence patented by Moderna three years before the pandemic began’
Your reaction, Stéphane, what can you tell us?

Stéphane Bancel:

So my scientists are looking into those data to see uh [how] accurate they are or not. As I’ve said before, the hypothesis of an escape from a lab by an accident is possible – you know, human makes mistakes. So is it possible that the Wuhan lab in China was working on a viruses-enhancement or gene modification and then there was an accident where somebody was infected in the lab and then infected their families and friends? It is possible. On the claim you just uh mentioned, the scientists are analysing to know if it’s real or not.

Maria Bartiromo:
Yeah, I mean… I mean I was struck by the line it ‘matched a genetic sequence patented by Moderna for cancer research purposes’, Stéphane?

Stéphane Bancel:

Yeah and that’s the type of things that the team is looking at very carefully, to know is it… is it real or not.

Maria Bartiromo:

OK, yeah.

Stéphane Bancel:
So it takes a bit of time to analyse all the genetic sequence.

Maria Bartiromo:

Well, Stefan, again, uh really important work that you and your scientists are doing. We thank you so much for walking us through it this morning. Thanks so much, Stéphane Bancel.


Some links

More evidence Covid was tinkered with in [sic!!!] a lab? Now scientists find virus contains tiny chunk of DNA that matches sequence patented by Moderna THREE YEARS before pandemic began
    Genetic match discovered in Covid's unique furin cleavage site on spike protein
    Matched genetic sequence patented by Moderna for cancer research purposes
    Researchers say one in 3 trillion chance Covid developed the code naturally
[...]
https://web.archive.org/web/20220223175414/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10542309/Fresh-lab-leak-fears-study-finds-genetic-code-Covids-spike-protein-linked-Moderna-patent.html


Moderna CEO on Russia invading Ukraine, new COVID variant, alleged genetic patent match
Feb. 24, 2022 - 9:01 - In a wide-ranging interview on ‘Mornings with Maria,’ Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel discusses how a Russian invasion could impact the company and COVID-19 progression.
https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6298708599001

 
Healthcare
Published February 24
Moderna CEO on Russia invading Ukraine, new COVID variant
‘A bit early to know’ if Russia, Ukraine crisis will impact Moderna, CEO Stephane Bancel says
By Kristen Altus FOXBusiness
https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/moderna-ceo-russia-invading-ukraine-new-covid-variant
https://web.archive.org/web/20220227015641/https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/moderna-ceo-russia-invading-ukraine-new-covid-variant

On YT:    https://youtu.be/YcgE-5a1Ztc?t=442


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