In a bid to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of
vaccines and other life-saving aid that was being supplied by China at
the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the US military launched propaganda
efforts that morphed into an anti-vax campaign.
The Pentagon
also used a combination of fake social media accounts on multiple
platforms to spread fear of China’s vaccines among Muslims at a time
when the virus was killing tens of thousands of people each day.
A
key part of the strategy: amplify the disputed contention that, because
vaccines sometimes contain pork gelatin, China’s shots could be
considered forbidden under Islamic law.
A senior US Defence
Department official acknowledged the US military engaged in secret
propaganda to disparage China’s vaccine in the developing world, but the
official declined to provide details, according to Reuters.
Briefed
on the Pentagon’s secret anti-vax campaign by Reuters, some American
public health experts condemned the programme, saying it put civilians
in jeopardy for potential geopolitical gain.
All the Chinese vaccines were approved by the World Health Organisation.
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1 comment:
Even not exposed, it does not come as a surprise. China's vaccine had been demonized by all Western states even though recognized by the WHO. China had all the vaccines to help poor countries in Africa and isolated states. And what did the USA do? It ordered India to counter China's vaccine diplomacy. Mind you, the agenda was not asking India to give a helping hand to those poor countries, but to counter China's vaccine diplomacy. And the stupid Indians complied.
Little did the Indians expect that they would end up being caught with their pants down and unable to have enough vaccines available when the COVID19 spread beyond their expectation, killing hundreds of thousands.
And did the USA rush to India's aid? Even with repeated pleas for help, the USA refused to allow the manufacture of its patented vaccines to be made available for Indian production. Looking after the interest of their big Pharma is more important than saving lives. It was only when other countries started sending vaccines to India that they finally saw themselves being seen as untrustworthy. We only hope that the Indians have learned their lesson.
The point to note is never trust the USA under any circumstances. Those who trust them will live to regret sooner or later. Just look at the Europeans today. What have they gained by following the USA in confronting Russia?
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