Tin hat alert - big pharma interest in the great unwell

[fay69]

Big pharma has an interest in rich people being sick | Giles Fraser | Comment is free | The Guardian

 

[scrumpox]

That's the truth right there. Put your tin hat away.

 

[Chegs]

That link says the US Government hold a patent for the ebola virus,just curious as to why this virus when it is predominately a 3rd world continent that suffers from the virus?

 

[steffijade]

There's profit to be made from illness and disease.

There's even profit to be made merely from the fear of potential illness and disease.

Does anyone remember all the media hype and fear mongering about a flu pandemic a few years ago and how vast sums of money were spent stockpiling tamiflu?

Fear is a great tool for manipulating populations and also for suppressing dissent.

We're seeing a fair bit of media hype with ebola of late... you can bet your arse somebody, somewhere will be profiting from that hype and the fear it creates.

 

[Huggett]

2012? Zombia Apocalypse was it?

Well whatever year it was... I shit you not I had people trying to sell me Zombie Survival kits...

 

[Diablo]

Utopia for real huh

 

[steffijade]

2012? Zombia Apocalypse was it?

Well whatever year it was... I shit you not I had people trying to sell me Zombie Survival kits...

Question is, did you get it at a good price?

 

[NINman]

As long as Trump and Co can get a hard on who cares about ebola.

 

[Huggett]

Question is, did you get it at a good price?

Yeah I bought it then used it on them...

They died laughing when I was wearing a tinfoil hat throwing rose petals at them.

£199.99 back in my pocket.

But honestly I think they were around £60 for a basic camping set up xD, spade, knife, wire, camo paint, 'water purification' tablets & an emergency blanket

If I didn't know any better id say they were re-labelling Camping equipment and adding a premium.

*Dons thinking cap* now why? Why would anyone do that? XD

 

[Diche]

The US have stock and patents for many viruses, including the only worldwide stock of smallpox which is a bit of a pain in the bum for archaeologists as they won't release any to provide a vaccine.