Has the global management of the COVID-19 pandemic been steered by a secret military-medical alliance of major powers? Revelations suggest that an international medical countermeasures cartel may have played a key role in the course of the pandemic.
Military involvement in the pandemic
Back in the autumn of 2023, Australian Senator Malcolm Roberts gave a high-profile speech that shed new light on the underlying structures of the COVID-19 response. His speech is highlighted again in an article written exactly one year later by Sasha Latypova, 09 August 2024 Roberts argued in his speech that the pandemic was not primarily driven by commercial interests, but by an organisation called the Medical Countermeasures Consortium – a cartel consisting of defence and health authorities from the US, UK, Canada and Australia, and came to dominate the COVID response. According to Roberts, Australia joined this cartel back in 2012 under the Labor government. The aim is said to be to develop medical countermeasures against chemical, biological and radiological threats, as well as emerging infectious diseases and pandemics. But what does this really mean?
Mr Roberts pointed to several signs of military involvement in the COVID-19 response. It was the US Department of Defence that signed the first major vaccine contract with Pfizer, the UK mobilised 23,000 military personnel in ‘Operation COVID Shield’, Canada called in its military to carry out ‘unprecedented actions’ and in Australia a military officer was appointed to lead the ‘Operation COVID Shield’ vaccination campaign. To top it off, we have heard that Swedish military booked in the whole of 2019 for a major military event involving overloaded hospitals.
Was this a coordinated military operation rather than a civilian health effort? Roberts argued that the cartel’s 2012 agreement aimed to do just that.
Issues related to vaccine production and trials
The senator also raised questions about vaccine manufacturing and clinical trials. Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) did not review the data submitted by Pfizer, which is accused of systematic fraud in its trials. Despite the flawed testing procedure, pregnant women were still recommended to take the vaccine.
Principles of mandatory research rules of the EMA; Good clinical practice scientific guidelines, ICH GCP.
2.1. Clinical trials shall be conducted in accordance with the ethical principles originating from the Declaration of Helsinki, consistent with GCP and applicable regulatory requirements.
2.2. Before a trial is initiated, foreseeable risks and inconveniences shall be weighed against the anticipated benefits for the individual subject and for society. A trial shall be initiated and continued only if the anticipated benefits justify the risks.
2.3. The rights, safety and well-being of the subjects are the most important considerations and shall take precedence over the interests of science and society.
2.4. The available non-clinical and clinical information on an investigational product shall be sufficient to support the proposed clinical trial.
2.5. Clinical trials shall be scientifically sound and described in a clear and detailed protocol.
2.6 A trial shall be conducted in accordance with the protocol that has been approved in advance by an Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) has approved or given a favourable opinion.
2.7 The medical care provided to subjects and the medical decisions made on their behalf shall always be the responsibility of a qualified physician or, where appropriate, a qualified dentist.
2.8 Each person involved in the conduct of a trial shall be qualified by education, training and experience to perform their respective tasks.
2.9 Free informed consent shall be obtained from each subject prior to participation in a clinical trial. Good Clinical Practice Guideline E6(R2) EMA/CHMP/ICH/135/1995 Page 16/68
2.10. All clinical trial information should be recorded, managed and stored in a manner that allows for accurate reporting, interpretation and verification.
ADDENDUM This principle applies to all registries referred to in this guideline, regardless of the type of media used.
2.11. The confidentiality of records that can identify subjects should be protected, respecting the rules on privacy and confidentiality in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
2.12. Investigational devices should be manufactured, handled and stored in accordance with applicable good manufacturing practice (GMP). They should be used in accordance with the approved protocol.
2.13. Systems with procedures to ensure the quality of all aspects of the trial should be put in place.
ADDENDUM Aspects of the trial that are essential to ensure subject protection and reliable trial results
should be the focus of such systems.
Mr Roberts wondered how Pfizer could think it could get away with “the most criminally conducted clinical trial in history”. Was it because they were acting on behalf of governments?
Links to controversial virus research
Further question marks surround the origin of the virus and links to so-called ‘gain-of-function’ research. There are strong indications that COVID-19 was developed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in a US-China collaboration, or at least that the research was partly funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Gain-of-function research was stopped in the US in 2014 and then moved to China. Roberts said that Canada and Australia were also involved and that this type of research is closely linked to the development of medical countermeasures.
The Senator concluded his speech by calling for a thorough investigation of these issues:
- Why was Australia’s open COAG system abolished in favour of a secret ‘national cabinet’?
- How could false information influence decision-making in the West?
- What role did this international cartel actually play?
Roberts called for ‘kicking in doors’ to get answers – but this time not from ordinary citizens but from those in power. Roberts’ call for scrutiny and transparency and accountability in the management of global health crises still applies, if not even more so today. The truth about the underlying structures of the COVID-19 response is creeping out, no matter how much those involved try to create diversionary manoeuvres and avoid setting up proper independent investigations. So, if this international military-pharmaceutical cartel collaboration, the Medical Countermeasures Consortium, was behind and leading the COVID pandemic, does that mean our governments were taking orders from foreign military? What are they planning for today?
Sources:
Sasha Latypova, 09 August 2024:
Senator Malcolm Roberts (Australia) speech of 9 August 2023
and more about ICH-GCP can be found here on EMA
