Old goatbear, don't ever post.
Oxitec is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Oxitec has released these mosquitos in Florida before and the result was a spike in both dengue fever and yellow fever.
Oxitec claims the mosquitos are safe and do not bite. They claim they are all male and breed with the females, and they resulting offspring die before maturation.
They lied.
"Dengvaxia is a safe and effective vaccine among persons who have had dengue but is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization and severe dengue among those who have their first natural infection after vaccination."
https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/vaccine/index.html
"A new dengue vaccine is approved for use in children aged 9–16 years with laboratory-confirmed previous dengue virus infection and living in areas where dengue is endemic (occurs frequently or continuously). Endemic areas include some U.S. territories and freely associated states."
https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/vaccines/dengvaxia-dengue-vaccine
I would be surprised if these fuckers haven't tweeked both dengue and yellow fever somehow.
Pandemic 2?
Edited to add: the mosquitos they released in Brazil, from The Capitolist article:
"Over two years, genetically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were released in Brazil and their population didn’t decline. Instead, hybrid mosquitos were created that were more difficult to eradicate and might actually increase the spread of mosquito-borne disease, the researchers found."
Informative. 100% believe all this. Thanks.
And, welcome, Squirrel - There's a great group here, and I hope you like us.
Thanks. Poal and Voat (RIP) have been a refuge over the years.
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