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2020-04-13 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Gilead Sciences – The Coronavirus Vaccine Manufacturer Accused Of Bioterrorism
[GreatGameIndia] Gilead Sciences is an American biotechnology company holding the patent for drug Remdesivir for treating various Coronavirus in over 70 countries. The company has secured orphan drug status for Remdesivir, allowing it to exclusively obtain marketing revenues for up to 7 years. However, behind the benign image of a vaccine manufacturer, Gilead Science has a dark history of allegations of bioterrorism, including having Pentagon to bomb a competitors factory under the false pretext of association with Al-Qaeda.

SECRET BIOWEAPONS PROGRAM IN GEORGIA
After studying files released online by a former Georgian minister, Russian Defense Ministry declared that an illegal bioweapons research program may have been conducted under the guise of clinical trials by a U.S. funded biomedical laboratory in Georgia, killing 73 subjects.


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It was former Georgian minister for state security, Igor Giorgadze who had revealed these findings pertaining to the secret laboratory in September, 2018. The tests were conducted by The Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research near the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. The data obtained amounted to 100,000 pages of classified information of incidents involving military research, biological weapons and even clinical experiments resulting in deaths of their citizens.

"The documents showed many lethal outcomes among the patients. Despite the deaths of 24 people in December 2015 alone, the clinical trials were continued in violation of international standards and the wishes of the patients," Kirillov claimed. "This led to the deaths of 49 more people."

Igor Kirillov, the Head of the Russian Forces for radiological, chemical and biological weapons was of the opinion that with the Sovaldi tests, the pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences was testing out illegal arms for the Pentagon.

INDIA ARM-TWISTED OVER GILEAD’S SOVALDI


In 2015, before U.S. President Barrack Obama’s visit, India had rejected Gilead Science’s patent for Sovaldi, which meant Indian firms could distribute a generic version of the drug at lower prices and in greater volume. This sent shockwaves to the Pentagon and the decision was reversed. Indian pharmaceutical industry had to tweak its IPR laws and give the IP rights to Gilead Sciences.

BOMBING RIVAL FACTORY IN SUDAN
Former U.S. Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld was once the Managing Director of Gilead Sciences. It was an "amazing coincidence" that the drug Tamiflu patented by Gilead Sciences was pushed by the National Institutes of Allergies and Infectious Diseases as its top choice of drug to combat flu, while Rumsfeld, around 2004, held a stake in Gilead Sciences worth $5 million to $25 million. Tamiflu was reportedly expected to remain in short supply for as long as a year just as the purchase of $2 billion of the drug by the U.S. government got underway using scare tactics.

Donald Rumsfeld's profiteering with Gilead extends into the area of warfare as well. In 1997, he initiated research on bioterrorism with work on a molecule called Cidofovir, which was traditionally used in the treatment of smallpox. In 1998, Donald Rumsfeld convinced Bill Clinton to bomb a factory of Al-Shifa, a rival and competitor of Gilead in Sudan, under the pretext that the Company was manufacturing chemical weapons for Al-Qaeda.

FAKE PANDEMIC, REAL PROFITS
Gilead's flu drug, Tamiflu, originally manufactured by Gilead Sciences, was criticized for being ineffective and even harmful. Chairman of Gilead Sciences Donald Rumsfeld and Board Member of Gilead, Former U.S. Secretary of State, George Schultz profited heavily from a $1.5 billion stockpiling by the U.S. government on Tamiflu leading up to the 2009 H1N1 "swine flu" outbreak.


The interesting part is, Gilead was part of the vaccine lobby at whose behest the WHO faked the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, and kept it a secret from people until committees were setup which exposed the entire racket.

In March, 2014, the US FDA approved a daily pill that could cure the most common form of hepatitis C for a whopping $1,125-per-pill price. The Harvoni combination pill was targeted at patients with the liver-destroying virus that accounted for 70% of the estimated 3.2 million cases in the U.S.

Harvoni was hardly the first "blockbuster" Gilead had. Its Sovaldi drug plus a cocktail of two other drugs cost close to $95,000 for 12 weeks, on average, per the Company.

REMDESIVIR – THE CORONAVIRUS DRUG
Gilead holds exclusive patents for the drug Remdesivir in over 70 countries. In March 2020, Gilead fought to maintain its patent on remdesivir as a treatment for several coronavirus, initiating legal conflicts with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, from where it is believed COVID-19 was weaponized and leaked.

Soon after Gilead received approval as an "Orphan drug" by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 24th, 2020. The orphan drug label implies tremendous tax benefits, government funding support, exclusivity and price control for the drug manufacturer. According to Bank of America analysts quoted in the U.S. press, Gilead could pocket up to $2.5 billion thanks to its anti-viral drug.


Doctors Without Borders along with over 150 organisations and individuals said it was "Unacceptable for Gilead's Remdesivir to be put under the Company's exclusive control," news agency AFP reported.

However, in a letter to the Financial Times of London, Gilead Sciences Chairman and CEO Daniel O'Day backed off from the orphan drug privileges by stating, "If it is approved, we will work to ensure affordability and access so that Remdesivir is available to patients with the greatest need." The Company followed up with an announcement of a donation of 1.5 million doses of Remdesivir, which could treat 140,000 patients.

It remains to be seen what countries does Gilead chooses to donate to and beyond the donations, whether Gilead prices Remdesivir reasonably, particularly in developed countries.

The WHO officials have been advocating Remdesivir as the best shot for treating Coronavirus, however experts have raised concern over whether Gilead's Remdesivir can treat Coronavirus.
Posted by Clem 2020-04-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 "The interesting part is, Gilead was part of the vaccine lobby at whose behest the WHO faked the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, and kept it a secret from people until committees were setup which exposed the entire racket."

I guess WHO works for the highest bidder. One day it's Gilead, another day it's China.
Posted by Clem 2020-04-13 00:10||   2020-04-13 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah Jeeze, not GreatGameIndia again. Mods, please add a salt shaker pic to article. Better yet, a Mr. Yuck.

mod: Salt Shaker added per request.
Posted by Neville and Tenille3829 2020-04-13 00:21||   2020-04-13 00:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Great Game India a bit fishy? I only recently came across their Website.
Posted by Clem 2020-04-13 00:24||   2020-04-13 00:24|| Front Page Top

#4 the article doesn't have an author

seems suspicious
Posted by lord garth 2020-04-13 00:25||   2020-04-13 00:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Reminds me then of the NYT. But wait, they have authors!
Posted by Clem 2020-04-13 00:29||   2020-04-13 00:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Thank you anonymous Mod!
Posted by Neville and Tenille3829 2020-04-13 01:15||   2020-04-13 01:15|| Front Page Top

#7 GreatGameIndia's a fake news site run by a mercenary media studio, owned by three well known summbitches in Bangalore. They have begun to support the pro-islamist lobbies lately, after trying to win favour with the Right wing and failing. There are a number of news channels, sites and youtube groups that aim to damage Indian diplomatic efforts and sabotage our relations with allies. Those, however put up a different kind of fight.

The stories at GGI are all couched in superficial jargon to make them suspenseful to the clueless Indian public; if scrutinized carefully one can spot the fictive stuff outright. The lack of transparency in foreign policy and dearth of informative news about foreign developments in India allow such merc bastards to make quick bucks by formulating stories for the highest bidder.

The journalistic equivalent of those 'IRS' calls some Americans get from India, hoping to make you part with your money.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-04-13 05:40||   2020-04-13 05:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Thx, Dron
Posted by Clem 2020-04-13 05:45||   2020-04-13 05:45|| Front Page Top

#9 The journalistic equivalent of those 'IRS' calls some Americans get from India, hoping to make you part with your money.

Wait. What? You mean the Police aren't coming to arrest me?
Posted by Frank G 2020-04-13 05:47||   2020-04-13 05:47|| Front Page Top

#10 ^☺

#8 You're welcome, Clem.

Almost no news outlet is beyond adding some garnish these days, leaning this way and that. OpIndia is a good source for Right Wing news, sort of like the Breitbart of India. Times of India and HT are like the NYT and WaPo. The better new outlets in India are all paywalled.

But GGI are just a mischievous bunch of misfits with a creative bent.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-04-13 05:53||   2020-04-13 05:53|| Front Page Top

#11 Thx again, Dron. I will definitely check out OpIndia. Perhaps its bookmark can replace GGI's!
Posted by Clem 2020-04-13 06:09||   2020-04-13 06:09|| Front Page Top

#12 Ref #7: ....owned by three well known summbitches in Bangalore.

Amazing! You have those as well.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-13 06:42||   2020-04-13 06:42|| Front Page Top

#13 "Russian Defense Ministry declared that an illegal bioweapons research program may have been conducted"

Yet another unimpeachable source.....
Posted by Glunter Black5878 2020-04-13 08:08||   2020-04-13 08:08|| Front Page Top

#14 One more reason I'm addicted to the 'burg.

Keeps my salt intake properly high.
Posted by AlanC 2020-04-13 08:24||   2020-04-13 08:24|| Front Page Top

#15 So far Gilead hasn't made much $$$ on the vaccine, because there is no vaccine.
Posted by Iblis 2020-04-13 11:18||   2020-04-13 11:18|| Front Page Top

#16 Where did I read it takes $500 million to get a drug through the FDA? Then you can't collect a dime until you've made that investment. A high-cure rate drug (Harvoni) for Hep C can cost over $100,000.
Posted by Bobby 2020-04-13 11:56||   2020-04-13 11:56|| Front Page Top

#17 Not without trying while their buddies demonize HCQ.
Posted by Clem 2020-04-13 11:56||   2020-04-13 11:56|| Front Page Top

#18  Where did I read it takes $500 million to get a drug through the FDA?

That must hsve been some time ago, Bobby. Before the current excitement it was over $1 billion on average.

GreatGameIndia's a fake news site run by a mercenary media studio, owned by three well known summbitches in Bangalore.

Thank you, Dron66046. I couldn’t remember whether or not they were trustworthy, so I let it through. My memory is a bit like a waterlogged sponge, with facts pouring through instead of being retained.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-04-13 14:38||   2020-04-13 14:38|| Front Page Top

#19 But GGI are just a mischievous bunch of misfits with a creative bent.

How are they at fighting a fire?
Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-13 15:44||   2020-04-13 15:44|| Front Page Top

#20 ^ The studio apartment they work from is on the 15th floor of a commercial complex. I would also like to know if any of them can fly.

Interestingly, the main writer and originator of 'news' is someone educated in California, and supports Bernie. The relevant ministry is building a case against them, for the China-Canada Labs story.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-04-13 19:42||   2020-04-13 19:42|| Front Page Top

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