The history of vaccine regulation dates back to the 19th century, with the Biologics Control Act of 1902 being a key turning point. This Act was actually pushed by the pharmaceutical industry itself to eliminate competition and boost public confidence in biologics.
The industry’s hold on the US government was cemented with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which granted a liability shield to vaccine manufacturers, and the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which allowed for the privatisation of patents.
Among the many incredible revelations over the past five years is the extent of the power of the pharmaceutical companies. Through advertising, they have been able to shape media content. That in turn has affected digital content companies, which responded from 2020 onward by taking down posts that questioned the safety and efficacy of covid vaccines.
They have captured universities and medical journals with donations and other forms of financial control. Finally, they are far more decisive in driving the agenda of governments than we ever knew. Just for example, we found out in 2023 that the US National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) shared thousands of patents with pharma, with a market value approaching US$1-2 billion. This was all made possible by the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which was pushed as a form of privatisation but only ended up entrenching the worst corporatist corruptions.
The hold over governments was cemented with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which granted a liability shield to the makers of products that appear on the childhood schedule. The injured are simply not permitted to fight it out in civilian courts. No other industry enjoys such sweeping indemnification under the law. ...<<<Read More>>>...
