COVID-19
'Vaccines' Are Gene Therapy
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked
September 13, 2021
STORY
AT-A-GLANCE
· mRNA “vaccines” created by
Moderna and Pfizer are gene therapies. They fulfill all the definitions of gene
therapy and none of the definitions for a vaccine. This matters because you
cannot mandate a gene therapy against COVID-19 any more than you can force
entire populations to undergo gene therapy for a cancer they do not have and
may never be at risk for
· mRNA contain genetic
instructions for making various proteins. mRNA “vaccines” deliver a synthetic
version of mRNA into your cells that carry the instruction to produce the
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, the antigen, that then activates your immune system
to produce antibodies
· The only one benefiting
from an mRNA “vaccine” is the vaccinated individual, since all they are
designed to do is lessen clinical symptoms associated with the S-1 spike
protein. Since you’re the only one who will reap a benefit, it makes no sense
to demand you accept the risks of the therapy “for the greater good” of your
community
· Since mRNA “vaccines” do
not meet the medical and/or legal definition of a vaccine — at least not until
the CDC redefined “vaccine” — marketing them as such is a deceptive practice
that violates the law that governs advertising of medical practices
· SARS-CoV-2 has not even
been proven to be the cause of COVID-19. So, a gene therapy that instructs your
body to produce a SARS-CoV-2 antigen — the viral spike protein — cannot be said
to be preventive against COVID-19, as the two have not been shown to be
causally linked
This article was previously published on March 16,
2021, and has been updated with new information.
As calls for
mandatory COVID-19 vaccination grow around the world, it's becoming ever more
crucial to understand what these injections actually are. The mRNA
"vaccines" created by Moderna and Pfizer are in fact gene therapies.
Interestingly
enough, mainstream media, fact checkers and various industry front groups
insist the gene therapy claim is bogus, even though every single detail about
the vaccines shouts otherwise. Why are they spreading this disinformation? Why
do they not want you to know what these injections actually are?
mRNA 'Vaccines' Fulfill
None of the Criteria for a Vaccine
To start, let's
take a look at some basic definitions of words. When these gene therapies were
introduced, the definition of vaccine according to the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, was:1
·
"A product that stimulates a person's immune
system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from
that disease."
Immunity, in
turn, was defined as:
·
"Protection from an infectious disease,"
meaning that "If you are immune to a disease, you can be exposed to it
without becoming infected."
That's the
CDC's medical definition, which was effective until September 1, 2021 — a
detail I'll go into in the next section. The legal definition, in the few cases
where it has been detailed, is equally unequivocal:
·
Iowa code2 — "Vaccine means
a specially prepared antigen administered to a person for the purpose of
providing immunity."
·
Washington state code3,4 — "Vaccine means
a preparation of a killed or attenuated living microorganism, or fraction
thereof …" The statute also specifies that a vaccine "upon
immunization stimulates immunity that protects us against disease ..."
These
definitions, both medical and legal, present problems for mRNA
"vaccines," since:
·
mRNA injections do not impart immunity. Moderna and
Pfizer both admit that their clinical trials aren't even looking at immunity.
As such they did not fulfill the CDC's medical and/or legal definition of a
vaccine.
·
They do not inhibit transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2
infection. As such they do not fulfill the medical and/or legal definition of a
vaccine — that is, until the CDC changed its definition of vaccine.
Dictionaries and the CDC
Attempt to Rewrite Medical Terms
We should not
be fooled by attempts to condition the public to accept redefined terms. As of
February 2019, Merriam-Webster defined5 "vaccine"
as "a preparation of killed microorganisms, living attenuated organisms,
or living fully virulent organisms that is administered to produce or
artificially increase immunity to a particular disease." By February 26,
2021, they had updated the definition of "vaccine" to:6
"A preparation that is administered (as by
injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific
infectious disease:
a:an antigenic
preparation of a typically inactivated or attenuated ... pathogenic agent (such
as a bacterium or virus) or one of its components or products (such as a
protein or toxin)
b:a preparation
of genetic material (such as a strand of synthesized messenger RNA) that is
used by the cells of the body to produce an antigenic substance (such as a fragment
of virus spike protein)"
Let's be clear.
Merriam-Webster does not dictate medical terminology. It can be used, however,
to confuse people. For now, all medical dictionaries still show the traditional
definition of vaccine,7 as Merriam-Webster did up until this year.
That said, I would not be surprised if changes are made there as well,
eventually, if the misrepresentation of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines is allowed to
stand.
On the other
hand, months after Merriam-Webster's change, the CDC decided to change its
definition of vaccine8 in such a way that it better matches what
mRNA gene therapies do. Coincidentally, the CDC made that revision just a week
after the FDA gave full approval for Pfizer's gene therapy, now called
Comirnaty.9
Now, as of
September 1, 2021, the CDC's definition of a vaccine is a "preparation
that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against diseases."
The differences
in the definitions are subtle but distinct: The first one defined a vaccine as
something that will "produce immunity." But, since the COVID-19
vaccines are not designed to stop infection but, rather, to only lessen the
degree of infection, it becomes obvious that the new definition was created
specifically to cover the COVID gene therapies.
mRNA Therapy Doesn't Satisfy
Public Health Measure Directive
There's also
the issue of whether a gene therapy can be mandated, and this may hinge on it
being accepted as a vaccine. The 1905 Supreme Court ruling in Jacobson v.
Massachusetts10 essentially established that collective benefit supersedes
individual benefit.
Since mRNA
therapies do not render person immune, and do not inhibit transmission of the
virus, they cannot qualify as a public health measure capable of providing
collective benefit that supersedes individual risk, and therefore cannot be
mandated.
Put another
way, the ruling argues (although legal experts diverge on some of the finer
details of its interpretation) that it's acceptable for some individuals to be
harmed by a public health directive as long as it benefits the collective.
However, if vaccination is a public health measure meant to protect and benefit
the collective, then it would need to accomplish two things:
1. Ensure that the vaccinated
person is rendered immune from the disease.
2. Inhibit transmission of the
disease from the vaccinated person to other individuals.
We're now back
to the original problem that mRNA therapies for COVID-19 do not accomplish
either of these things. Since these gene therapies do not render the person
immune, and do not inhibit transmission of the virus, they cannot qualify as a
public health measure capable of providing collective benefit that supersedes
individual risk.
On the
contrary, the only one benefiting from an mRNA "vaccine" is the
individual receiving the gene therapy, since all they are designed to do is
lessen clinical symptoms associated with the S-1 spike protein.
In other words,
they won't keep you from getting sick with SARS-CoV-2; they are only supposed
to lessen your infection symptoms if or when you do get infected. So, getting
vaccinated protects no one but yourself. Since you're the only one who will
reap a benefit (less severe COVID-19 symptoms upon infection), the
justification to accept the risks of the therapy "for the greater
good" of your community is blatantly irrational.
Marketing mRNA Therapy as
Vaccine Violates Federal Law
Since mRNA
"vaccines" do not meet the medical and/or legal definition of a
vaccine that imparts immunity, referring to them as vaccines, and marketing
them as such, is a deceptive practice that violates11 15 U.S. Code Section
41 of the Federal Trade Commission Act,12 the law that governs
advertising of medical practices.
The lack of
completed human trials also puts these mRNA products at odds with 15 U.S. Code
Section 41. Per this law,13,14 it is unlawful to
advertise "that a product or service can prevent, treat, or cure human
disease unless you possess competent and reliable scientific evidence,
including, when appropriate, well-controlled human clinical studies,
substantiating that the claims are true at the time they are made."
Here's the
problem: The primary end point in the COVID-19 "vaccine" trials is
not an actual vaccine trial end point because, again, vaccine trial end points
have to do with immunity and transmission reduction. Neither of those was
measured.
What's more,
key secondary end points in Moderna's trial include prevention of severe
COVID-19 disease (defined as need for hospitalization) and prevention of
infection by SARS-CoV-2, regardless of symptoms.15,16 However, Moderna did
not actually measure rate of infection, stating that it was too
"impractical" to do so.
That means
there's no evidence of this gene therapy having an impact on infection, for
better or worse. And, if you have no evidence, you cannot fulfill the U.S. Code
requirement that states you must have "competent and reliable scientific
evidence … substantiating that the claims are true."
Making matters
worse, both Pfizer and Moderna are now eliminating their control groups by
offering the real vaccine to any and all placebo recipients who want it.17 The studies are
supposed to go on for a full two years, but by eliminating the control group,
determining effectiveness and risks is going to be near impossible.
What Makes COVID Vaccines
Gene Therapy?
Alright. Let's
move on to the definition of "gene therapy." As detailed on
MedlinePlus.gov's "What Is Gene Therapy" page:18
"Gene therapy is an experimental technique
that uses genes to treat or prevent disease … Researchers are testing several
approaches to gene therapy, including: … Introducing a new gene into the body
to help fight a disease …
Although gene therapy is a promising treatment
option for a number of diseases (including inherited disorders, some types of
cancer, and certain viral infections), the technique remains risky and is still
under study to make sure that it will be safe and effective. Gene therapy is
currently being tested only for diseases that have no other cures."
Here, it's
worth noting that there are many different treatments that have been shown to
be very effective against COVID-19, so it certainly does not qualify as a
disease that has no cure. For example, research shows the antiparasitic
ivermectin impairs the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein's ability to attach to the ACE2
receptor on human cell membranes.19
It also can
help prevent blood clots by binding to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. This prevents
the spike protein from binding to CD147 on red blood cells and triggering
clumping.20
It makes sense,
then, that gene therapy should be restricted to incurable diseases, as this is
the only time that taking drastic risks might be warranted. That said, here's
how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines gene therapy:21
"Human gene therapy seeks to modify or
manipulate the expression of a gene or to alter the biological properties of
living cells for therapeutic use. Gene therapy is a technique that modifies a
person's genes to treat or cure disease. Gene therapies can work by several
mechanisms:
•Replacing a disease-causing gene with a healthy
copy of the gene
•Inactivating a disease-causing gene that is not
functioning properly
•Introducing a new or modified gene into the body
to help treat a disease"
November 17,
2020, the American Society of Gene + Cell Therapy (ASGCT) announced
"COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates Show Gene Therapy Is a Viable Strategy,"
noting that:22
"Two COVID-19 vaccine trials, both of which
use messenger RNA (or mRNA) technology to teach the body to fight the virus,
have reported efficacy over 90 percent.
These findings, announced by Moderna on Nov. 16 and
by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech on Nov. 9 … demonstrate that gene therapy is
a viable strategy for developing vaccines to combat COVID-19.
Both vaccine candidates use mRNA to program a
person's cells to produce many copies of a fragment of the virus. The fragment
then stimulates the immune system to attack if the real virus tries to invade
the body."
mRNA Deliver New Genetic
Instructions
As explained in
the ASGCT's video above, mRNA are molecules that contain genetic instructions
for making various proteins. mRNA "vaccines" deliver a synthetic
version of mRNA into your cells that carry the instruction to produce the
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, the antigen, that then activates your immune system
to produce antibodies. Then there's Moderna's trial website,23 where they describe
their technology thus:
"Typical vaccines for viruses are made from a
weakened or inactive virus, but mRNA-1273 is not made from the SARS-CoV-2
virus. It is made from messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), a genetic code that
tells cells how to make protein, which help the body's immune system make antibodies
to fight the virus."
November 18,
2020, Wired magazine made a big deal about COVID-19 vaccines being
"genetic vaccines," noting:24
"The active ingredient inside their shot is
mRNA — mobile strings of genetic code that contain the blueprints for proteins.
Cells use mRNA to get those specs out of hard DNA storage and into their
protein-making factories. The mRNA inside Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine directs
any cells it reaches to run a coronavirus spike-building program."
Importantly, as
reported by David Martin, Ph.D.,25,26 "Moderna …
describes its product not as a vaccine, but as 'gene therapy technology' in SEC
filings. This is because neither Moderna nor Pfizer … make any claims about
their products creating immunity or preventing transmission."
Additionally, Moderna's SEC filings specifically state that "Currently,
mRNA is considered a gene therapy product by the FDA," as well.27
mRNA Is 'Proven Form of
Gene Therapy'
In a February
2021 article, MIT Technology Review reviewed the history of mRNA technology in
general, and Moderna's in particular, stating:28
"Vaccines were not their focus. At the
company's founding in 2010, its leaders imagined they might be able to use RNA
to replace the injected proteins that make up most of the biotech pharmacopoeia,
essentially producing drugs inside the patient's own cells from an RNA
blueprint. 'We were asking, could we turn a human into a bioreactor?' says
Noubar Afeyan, the company's cofounder …"
Bloomberg, in
August 2020, reported29 that the Moderna vaccine would seek to
transform your body into "a vaccine-making machine." The New York
Times was more to the point. In May 2020, they reported30 that
"Researchers at two Harvard-affiliated hospitals are adapting a proven
form of gene therapy to develop a coronavirus vaccine." Read it again — A
proven form of gene therapy.
So, to
summarize: The definition of "genetic" is something relating to
genes, and the definition of "therapy" is the medical treatment of a
disease. The definition of "gene therapy" is the process of modifying
or manipulating the expression of a gene, or altering the biological properties
of living cells.
mRNA are
snippets of genetic code that instruct cells to produce proteins. mRNA COVID-19
therapies "deliver genetic instructions into your cells," thereby
triggering your body to produce a fragment of the virus (the spike protein).
So, mRNA vaccines ARE gene therapy. There's simply no way around this. They
fulfill all the definitions of gene therapy and none of the definitions for a
vaccine.
Defining 'COVID-19'
There's yet one
more potential problem with the "COVID-19 vaccine" narrative as a
whole, which Martin unpacked in a January 25, 2021, interview on the Wise
Traditions podcast (above).31 In it, he explains:
"COVID-19 is not a disease. It is a series of
clinical symptoms. It is a giant umbrella of things associated with what used
to be associated with influenza and with other febrile diseases.
The problem that we have is that in February
[2020], the World Health Organization was clear in stating that there should
not be a conflation between [SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19]. One is a virus, in their
definition, and one is a set of clinical symptoms. The illusion in February was
that SARS-CoV-2 caused COVID-19.
The problem with that definition, and with the
expectation, is that the majority of people who test positive using the RT-PCR
method for testing, for fragments of what is associated with SARS-CoV-2, are
not ill at all. The illusion that the virus causes a disease fell apart. That's
the reason why they invented the term asymptomatic carrier."
In short,
SARS-CoV-2 has yet to be definitively proven to be the actual cause of
COVID-19. So, a gene therapy that instructs your body to produce a SARS-CoV-2
antigen — the viral spike protein — cannot even be touted as a preventative
against COVID-19, as the two have not been shown to be causally linked.
"They have been willfully lying since the
inception of this," Martin says in the interview. "There
is not a causal link between these things … It has never even been close to
established.
We have a situation where the illusion of the
problem is that people say, 'I don't want to get COVID-19.' What they mean is
they don't want to get infected with a virus. The problem is those two things are
not related to each other. A viral infection hasn't been documented in the
majority of what is called cases.
There is no basis for that conflation other than
the manipulation of the public. That's the first half of the problem. The
second half of the problem is that what is being touted as a vaccination … is
not a vaccine. This
is gene therapy …
What is this doing? It's sending a strand of
synthetic RNA into the human being and is invoking within the human being, the
creation of the S1 spike protein, which is a pathogen … A vaccine is supposed
to trigger immunity. It's not supposed to trigger you to make a toxin …
It's not somewhat different. It's not the same at
all … It's not a prohibiting infection. It's not a prohibiting
transmission device. It's a means by which your body is conscripted to make the
toxin that then, allegedly, your body somehow gets used to dealing with, but
unlike a vaccine — which is to trigger the immune response — this is to trigger
the creation of the toxin."
Why the Misrepresentation?
As for why drug
companies are misrepresenting this technology, Martin suspects "it's done
exclusively so that they can get themselves under the umbrella of public health
laws that exploit vaccination."
Experimental
gene therapies do not have financial liability shielding from the government,
but pandemic vaccines do, even in the experimental stage, as long as the
emergency use authorization is in effect. This is indeed a major incentive to
make sure this technology is perceived as a vaccine and nothing else,
particularly after the FDA grants final approval.
So, by
maintaining the illusion that COVID-19 is a state of emergency, when in reality
it is not, government leaders are providing cover for these gene therapy
companies so that they are insulated from any liability until that final
approval is made.
Experimental Gene Therapy
Is a Bad Idea
I've written
many articles detailing the potential and expected side effects of these gene
therapy "vaccines."
The take-home
message here is that these injections are not vaccines. They do not prevent
infection, they do not render you immune and they do not prevent transmission
of the disease. Instead, they alter your genetic coding, turning you into a
viral protein factory that has no off-switch. What's happening here is a
medical fraud of unprecedented magnitude, and it really needs to be stopped
before it's too late for a majority of people.
If you already
got the vaccine and now regret it, you may be able to address your symptoms
using the same strategies you'd use to treat actual SARS-CoV-2 infection. And,
last but not least, if you got the vaccine and are having side effects, please
help raise public awareness by reporting it. The Children's Health Defense is calling
on all who have suffered a side effect from a COVID-19 vaccine to do these
three things:32
1. If you live in the
U.S., file a
report on VAERS
2. Report the injury on VaxxTracker.com, which is a nongovernmental adverse event tracker
(you can file anonymously if you like)
3.
Report the injury on the CHD website
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and References
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1 CDC Web Archive August 26, 2021
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2 Rules.iowa.gov ARC 4096C
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3 SOS.wa.gov
Initiative No. 1300 October 29, 2020 (PDF)
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4 SOS.wa.gov
Initiative No. 1234 August 17, 2020 (PDF)
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5 Merriam-Webster
Definition of Vaccine Archived February 6, 2019
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6 Merriam-Webster
Definition of Vaccine Archived February 26, 2021
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7 The Free Dictionary, Listing of
medical dictionary definitions of vaccine
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8 CDC September 1, 2021
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9 FDA August 23, 2021
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10 Justia Jacobson v. Massachusetts 1905
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11, 25 G. Edward
Griffin’s Need To Know January 19, 2021
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12 Cornell
University 15 US Code Subchapter 1: Federal Trade Commission
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13 FTC.gov Warning Letter
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14 FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 e
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15 Moderna
Clinical Study Protocol (PDF)
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16 CIDRAP July 27, 2020
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17 NPR February 21, 2021
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18 Medline Plus
What Is Gene Therapy?
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19 In Vivo September-October 2020; 34(5): 3023-3026
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20 The Journal of Antibiotics June
15, 2021 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-021-00430-5
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21 FDA.gov What
Is Gene Therapy?
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22 ASGCT.org November 17, 2020
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23 Moderna COVE Study
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24 Wired November 18, 2020
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26 David Martin Transcript (PDF)
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27 US SEC Moderna June 30, 2020
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28 MIT Technology Review February 5,
2021
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29 Bloomberg August 11, 2020
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30 New York Times May 4, 2020,
updated May 7, 2020 (Archived)
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31 Weston Price January 25, 2021
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32 The Defender January 25, 2021
