A conspiracy theorist could have a field day with these three tidbits:
#1) - From the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation (the listing of grants that the foundation has awarded):
The Pirbright Institute
Date: September 2018
Purpose: to evaluate antibody delivery platforms in the natural host, swine influenza model and facilitate the selection of mAbs to be taken to human clinical trials
#2) - From the News page for The Pirbright Institute (March 25, 2020):
Pirbright begins testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat COVID-19
The Pirbright Institute is joining in the global battle to help control COVID-19 by using its unique expertise and facilities to support the development of vaccines to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of the current pandemic.
Working in collaboration with researchers at the University of Oxford and Public Health England, a team of scientists at Pirbright will begin testing new vaccines for their ability to induce protective antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The vaccines will include the chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine vector (ChAdOx1) which is soon to enter human phase I clinical trials and has been used to create vaccines for diseases like Ebola, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) and flu.
Vaccines are big big money - any new medicine is while it remains under patent protection. None of the "big players" today want to hear about a 49¢ pill which has been around for 30+ years and knocks the Chinese COVID-19 flu dead. They all want to be at the big table when the real money is being handed out. BTW: big money = our money - these are being paid for by our taxes.
#3) - So why The Pirbright Institute? From Google Patents (an excellent resource):
US10130701B2 - Coronavirus
Current Assignee PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE
Abstract
The present invention provides a live, attenuated coronavirus comprising a variant replicase gene encoding polyproteins comprising a mutation in one or more of non-structural protein(s) (nsp)-10, nsp-14, nsp-15 or nsp-16. The coronavirus may be used as a vaccine for treating and/or preventing a disease, such as infectious bronchitis, in a subject.
So Pirbright owns the patent for a type of coronavirus, they are working on a vaccine for a type of coronavirus and they have received repeated (three tranches) funding from the Gates Foundation. Hmmmmmm... Like I said, a conspiracy theorist could have a field day.
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