The genetic sequence for SARS-2 is available on the internet ... please point to where this was monkeyed with and explain why this would be impossible in nature ... for extra credit, explain how SARS-1 came about in 2003, noting that CRISPER technology hadn't reached the toy section at Walmart yet ...
You're just repeating the plot line of a Stephen King novel ... not very imaginative with a double-dose of paranoia ... you can do better ...
HEY ... STUPID ... what's the ******* point of designing a deadly virus that only kills
old people ? ... especially when there's viruses in the wild that kill young healthy people ... no engineering needed ... get the bastards before they can breed ...
en.wikipedia.org
I know you didn't finish Middle School, but there's no excuse for this level of blindness ... get your Bible and read it ... try to learn something ...
ETA: Oh .. right ... my on-topic comment is that masks help, and every little bit of help adds up in the long run ... is it too much of a hassle for what little good they do? ... the same can be said of women's underpants but I don't see them disappearing in the near future ...