In this article on Medical profiteering, I’m studying how the medical/pharmaceutical companies are focused more on profiteering off their products than on curing over the last several decades and how they are being aided by “democratically” elected governments in this. Here I’m focusing on vaccines, especially Covid vaccines, which have come under sharp scrutiny during the Covid pandemic when people were isolated from their social environment and treated like criminals to force them into taking hastily rolled-out, over-priced vaccines, the efficacy of which is still being questioned.
Covid Vaccines
Before we dive into profiteering off vaccines, we need to understand what a vaccine is.
According to American Heritage Dictionary, vaccine is “Any preparation used to render an organism immune to some disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having attenuated virulence. Since that date, preparations containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism have also been used. Some of these are prepared by genetic engineering techniques.”
By this definition, Covid injection is hardly a vaccination as it does NOT render anyone immune to the disease.
The most glaring, concerning and interesting thing about Covid vaccines is that they do/did NOT prevent Covid infection – at best, these vaccinations alleviate/d some symptoms of the disease, which then ran its course, regardless of the injection. If it does not prevent the infection, why call it a “vaccine” ?
Now you don’t need to take my word for it – if you have taken Covid vaccines, you’d know, as you’d have been infected at any point thereafter. But let’s not rely on laypersons’ experiences in this regard – let’s take the expert view. According to the renowned medical journal, The Lancet,
A major unresolved issue regarding COVID-19 vaccines is their inability to effectively prevent infection. Additionally, authorizations for their use have been given via accelerated regulatory pathways, with limited supporting clinical data, making it imperative to continue research to provide additional, more robust information on their safety, efficacy, effectiveness, and long-term protection; all of which are important to consider risk, minimize damage and maintain public confidence over time. (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(22)00183-1/fulltext )
Since administering these injections do not make us immune to corona virus, they cannot be regarded as vaccines. At best, they can be called “medicines” since they seem to alleviate covid symptoms. So why call them vaccines? Because medicines can be given only to people who are suffering from the particular disease. We (the populace) cannot be given medicine for a disease we may or may not contract in the future- that’s the portfolio of vaccines. Because medicines cure(supposedly) us of diseases, they don’t prevent its occurrence. So the powers that be just branded these “medicines” as vaccines, so that they could bring entire populations to take it – they shut down countries, imposed mandates on people preventing them from even moving around unless they took the shot and so on.
In a short period of 3 years, a major part of the population, especially of the western countries and their allies were mandatorily vaccinated. According to www.thesun.com, as of June 2021, over 43% of Americans got vaccinated. The timeline is also of particular interest here. Covid pandemic was supposed to have started in Nov/Dec 2019 and by June 2021, the studies of the virus(which was mutating rapidly), the preparation of vaccines, the trials(questionable), the efficacy, peer review of the treatment, mass production – everything was completed and the vaccines reached the population by early 2021, in a matter of about 12 months!
We also have to keep in mind that the virus was rapidly mutating – from Alpha to the deadly Delta to Omicron, Pirola and so on. And the question that logically arises is, on which of these strains of virus are the vaccines based and effective on? To answer that, we need to look closer at the original known Corona virus strain, SARS-Covid.
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variants_of_SARS-CoV-2,
The origin of SARS-CoV-2 has not been identified. However, the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 may have resulted from recombination events between a bat SARS-like coronavirus and a pangolin coronavirus through cross-species transmission. The earliest available SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes were collected from patients in December 2019, and Chinese researchers compared these early genomes with bat and pangolin coronavirus strains to estimate the ancestral human coronavirus type; the identified ancestral genome type was labeled “S”, and its dominant derived type was labeled “L” to reflect the mutant amino acid changes. Independently, Western researchers carried out similar analyses but labeled the ancestral type “A” and the derived type “B”. The B-type mutated into further types including B.1, which is the ancestor of the major global variants of concern, labeled in 2021 by the WHO as alpha, beta, gamma, delta and omicron variants.
Early in the pandemic, the relatively low number of infections (compared with later stages of the pandemic) resulted in fewer opportunities for mutation of the viral genome and, therefore, fewer opportunities for the occurrence of differentiated variants. Since the occurrence of variants was rarer, the observation of S-protein mutations in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) region interacting with ACE2 was also not frequent.
As time went on, the evolution of SARS-CoV-2’s genome (by means of random mutations) led to mutant specimens of the virus (i.e., genetic variants), observed to be more transmissible, to be naturally selected. Notably, both the Alpha and the Delta variants were observed to be more transmissible than previously identified viral strains.
And according to Yalemedicine, https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-19-variants-of-concern-omicron, “Omicron and its subvariants have ranked as the predominant SARS-CoV-2 strains in the U.S. for almost two years now. While the original Omicron strain (BA.1) is no longer circulating, Omicron subvariants are now driving most of the country’s SARS-CoV-2 infections. Omicron was first identified in Botswana and South Africa in late November 2021, and cases quickly began to surface and multiply in other countries. By December of that year, Omicron was causing daily case numbers in the U.S. to skyrocket to over a million. In 2022, it had spawned a number of subvariants. In 2023, a new Omicron strain called EG.5 (nicknamed “Eris”) is the dominant strain in the U.S., and experts are monitoring another new strain called BA.2.86 (nicknamed “Pirola”).
Let’s break down the information from the above two articles by first starting with the “popular belief” that Covid-19 originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
1. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_Institute_of_Virology, WIV is “a research institute on virology under the Wuhan Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Located in Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei, it was founded in 1956 and opened mainland China’s first biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory in 2018. The institute has collaborated with the Galveston National Laboratory (University of Texas) in the United States, the Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie in France, and the National Microbiology Laboratory in Canada. The institute has been an active premier research center for the study of coronaviruses.” So first of all, the “Wuhan lab” is not a secretive bio-weapons lab run by the Chinese government, as at least 3 western countries – the US, Canada and France were actively involved in its research activities.
2. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 may have resulted from recombination events between a bat SARS-like coronavirus and a pangolin coronavirus through cross-species transmission.
Bats are found in almost all countries in the world. Not so much the pangolins. Are there pangolins in China? Yes – Chinese pangolins exist but are rare and critically endangered. So what are the chances of a natural cross-species transmission between the not-so-rare bats and very rare pangolins – pretty slim, I’d say. But it’s entirely possible to create “events” resulting in cross-species transmission between bats and pangolins in a well-funded research lab with donors from rich countries, which was set up for the specific purpose of studying corona viruses.
3. Early in the pandemic, the relatively low number of infections (compared with later stages of the pandemic) resulted in fewer opportunities for mutation of the viral genome and, therefore, fewer opportunities for the occurrence of differentiated variants.
Even if the virus originated in the lab in Wuhan, the early variants were not that transmissible as to cause a pandemic of global scale. The subsequent variants were more contagious and deadlier which were near simultaneously reported from other parts of the world., for example in late 2020, Delta(B.1.617.2) was first identified in India, Beta(B.1.351) in South Africa, while Alpha (B.1.1.7) in Britain, Epsilon in Sept 2020, Omicron in Botswana and South Africa in Nov 2021 and so on, from where they spread to the rest of the world. Omicron has since then mutated to many variants, none of which are now considered “concerning”.
This timeline answers our previous question on what variant the vaccines were based on – the original variant of 2019. By late 2020, the public was exposed to more dangerous viruses that the vaccines could not combat. So then the global powers rallied behind the WHO, insisting that we should take the 2nd dose, the 3rd and the 4th ; once that was done to their satisfaction, they tried to roll the drums for boosters. But by 2023, the efficacy of the vaccines came to be questioned by more and more professionals, who had to face harsh criticisms and ostracism for asking the right questions. We’ll get to that-the effects of the Covid vaccines- in a minute.
All these were different variants identified across the globe at the same time and we are led to believe that “travelling” caused the spread of the virus and that it wasn’t the deliberate intent that caused a viral infection of pandemic proportion around the world. Because the original infection was reported in Wuhan in Nov/Dec 2019 while the more virulent took almost a year to start circulating. Travelling definitely did spread the disease but it may not have been the average flu-ridden passenger who may have spread the virus. The natural reaction to this statement would be if I’m not reaching.
To answer that question, we need to understand the work they were doing in Wuhan lab. As stated above, the institute is a premier research center for the study of coronaviruses.
Research on Corona viruses at Wuhan Lab(WIV)
Precautions taken – The Wuhan Laboratory has 3000 m² of BSL-4 space, and also 20 BSL-2 and two BSL-3 laboratories. So some part of viral research would be done in the less secured BSL-2 and BSL-3 labs. It is said to be built to withstand a magnitude-7 earthquake, even though it is located in a region that has no history of earthquakes. But it is located near water-bodies and wet-markets. So it is quite possible that the Wuhan outbreak is attributable to WIV but the major variants like Delta that brought the world to its knees came much later during Sept-Dec 2020 and were identified in different parts of the world, simultaneously – during this time much of the world was under lock- down, travel was severely restricted, large chunks of the population have been vaccinated and yet we had those outbreaks. So it might not be fair to place the entire blame for the pandemic at China’s doorsteps.
Training -Many Wuhan lab staff were trained at a BSL-4 lab in Lyon, France and researchers were also trained in Australia, Canada, the United States. They have sufficient training and know-how in their work.
Collaborations – The lab has strong ties with the Galveston National Laboratory of the University of Texas. It also had ties with Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory until July 2019. WIV researchers had collaborations with international scientists in the creation of chimeric coronavirus. Some researchers (notably Richard Ebright) believe this work falls under the definition of gain of function research, but many other experts dispute this classification. (Ref : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_Institute_of_Virology)
Which brings us to the topic of “gain of function”.
Gain-of-function research
What is “gain of function” research/studies? It is exactly what it sounds like – studies on enhancing the function of the microorganisms(like bacteria and viruses) which are being researched.
https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Gain-of-Function-Research.aspx defines Gain-of-function research (GOFR) refers to the serial passaging of microorganisms to increase their transmissibility, virulence, immunogenicity, and host tropism by applying selective pressure to a culture.
They justify it by stating that GOF is performed to understand how a pathogen adapts to environmental pressures, thereby allowing disease control measures to be better planned, as well as potential vaccines and therapies to be explored. Gene editing technologies such as clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) may be utilized in combination with selective serial passaging to investigate the role of specific genes on protein expression and ultimate organism function.
But the reality of the labs conducting such research is far from reassuring us of their “noble”intent or safety aspect.
As per Global Biolabs Report 2023, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62fa334a3a6fe8320 f5dcf7e/t/6412d3120ee69a4f4efbec1f/1678955285754/KCL0680_BioLabs+ Report_Digital.pdf,
- In 2023, there were 51 BSL4 labs in operation, three under construction, and 15 planned, all spread over 27 countries. (Total – 69)
- The largest concentration of BSL4 labs remains in Europe, with 26 BSL4 labs; Asia has 20 BSL4 labs, North America has 15, Oceania has four BSL4 labs, all operational and located in Australia; Africa has three and Latin America has one BSL4 lab planned to open in Brazil(scheduled to start functioning in 2028).
- Approx 75 percent of existing operational BSL4 labs are in cities, where dense populations could exacerbate the impact of an accidental release. Are the governments which permitted the functioning of such labs in cities even slightly concerned of the repercussions, if say, an earthquake or hurricane or war happens?
- Over 60 percent of BSL4 labs are government-run public health institutions, primarily focused on human health rather than on biodefence. Why do I have difficulty believing this?
- Of the 66 labs where ownership data is available, 41 are government owned public health labs, 13 are primarily defence labs, ten are university-based research labs, and two labs are privately owned.
- More than half of the BSL4 labs(8 out of 15) that work with infected animals – ABSL4 labs – are in the United States. Well.
- About half of all BSL4 labs are less than 200 square metres in size, and only nine of the labs are over 1,000 square metres. In other words, a lab can easily be located in any average-sized building.
- In terms of personal protective equipment, the majority of BSL4 labs require personnel to work in full-body, positive pressure suits with their own air supply. Only seven BSL4 labs conduct their work solely in biosafety cabinets.
- BSL-3+ labs is highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). BSL-3+ labs have also been used to conduct research on novel pathogens such as the reconstruction of the 1918 influenza pandemic virus, as well as to conduct experiments to enhance the virulence or transmissibility of potential pandemic pathogens, more commonly known as ‘gain of function’ research. But unlike the BSL-4 labs, the BSL-3 labs are not required to declare such labs and their activities under the Biological Weapons Convention confidence-building measures. These labs are not subject to stringent scrutiny like the BSL-4 labs while handling extremely dangerous pathogens and they are allowed to operate under the radar.
Also, while BSL1, BSL2, BSL3 and BSL4 labs are defined in international guidelines, regulations, and standards, ‘BSL3+’ labs‘BSL3 enhanced’ labs or ‘BSL3 plus’ labs operate freely outside of any regulations.
And so on.
If all these do not strike terror in our hearts, nothing will.
So could SARS-Covid virus been borne out of a lab? Only the researchers from around the world working on the corona viruses in any of the 51 BSL4 labs or the BSL1 – 3+ labs can confirm that with any amount of certainty. But we can speculate that it probably did. Because in a natural state, it’s unlikely for a virus from a bat to get together with a virus from a rare pangolin to create a virus that infects human beings and then turn around and mutate into deadlier, more transmissible versions without human interference. To base our speculation on some evidence, let’s take a look at some activities at the WIV.
2005 – A group of researchers including those from the WIV published research into the origin of the SARS coronavirus, finding that China’s horseshoe bats are natural reservoirs of SARS-like coronaviruses
2015 – An international team including two scientists from WIV published successful research on whether a bat coronavirus could be made to infect a human cell line (HeLa). The team engineered a hybrid virus, combining a bat coronavirus with a SARS virus that had been adapted to grow in mice and mimic human disease. The hybrid virus was able to infect human cells. Try as I might, I can’t think of a single good reason, why anyone would want to research on animal pathogens to use it on humans. No good reasons, but plenty of bad reasons – like making bio-weapons. And this was an international team.
2017 – A WIV team hypothesized that the direct progenitor of the human virus originated in horseshoe bats in a cave in Yunnan which contained all the genetic pieces of the SARS virus. The team also warned of “the risk of spillover into people and emergence of a disease similar to SARS” as there was human population nearby(near Xiyang Township in Jinning District of Yunnan).
2018 – Another research paper by WIV team reported the results of a serological study of a sample of villagers residing near the bat-caves stating that 6 out of the 218 local residents in the sample carried antibodies to the bat coronaviruses in their blood, indicating the possibility of transmission of the infections from bats to people.
December 2019 – Cases of pneumonia associated with an unknown coronavirus were reported to health authorities in Wuhan. The WIV checked its coronavirus collection and found the new virus had 96% genetic similarity to RaTG13, a virus its researchers had discovered in horseshoe bats in southwest China. The distance between Wuhan and Jining is about 600 kms – could the bats have brought it ? They wouldn’t have flown that far – but maybe from the wet markets or maybe a lab leak.
As I said earlier, the Covid pandemic took a turn for the worse in late 2020, long after the 2019 Wuhan outbreak. Besides why would the Chinese want to create a pandemic? Since the result was the taming of global populace and a (mostly western) pharma industry fattened on them(us), we have to assume that the Chinese were more likely scape goats to a global conspiracy involving many governments, if not all, to make overnight wealth while controlling their people. But the end result is still ongoing, with the global economy teetering at the edge of a collapse, propped up by war-mongering economies, temporarily leaning on weapons-sales and propaganda.
In the next part, we’ll take a look at the concerns of experts regarding GOFR, the making of Covid vaccines, its aftermath, profiteering as well as the propaganda regarding other vaccines.
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Sources :-
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(22)00183-1/fulltext
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variants_of_SARS-CoV-2
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-19-variants-of-concern-omicron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_Institute_of_Virology
https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Gain-of-Function-Research.aspx
https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/01/30/what-is-gain-of-function
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4996883/ – GOFR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gain-of-function_research
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4996883
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62fa334a3a6fe8320
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