Whatever the origin of the
coronavirus, it is and has become a bioweapon. Way before Bill Gates warned us in 2015 about biological pandemics, biological
warfare an emerging threat in the 21st century was the topic of the article above in 2001.
We also have to realise that four years ago Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said at the Council on Foreign Relations that “
advances in genome editing pose a threat to national security and may be used to create biological weapons .
Nowhere are the stakes higher for our national security than in the field of biotechnology, Brennan stated.
Recent advances in genome editing that offer great potential for breakthroughs in public health are also a cause for concern because the same methods can be used to create genetically engineered biological warfare agents.”
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Scot with MND arranges escape route at Switzerland suicide clinic as he calls on MSPs to allow dignity in death
Dave Finlayson is calling for a change in the law to allow all Scots to have access to assisted dying.
Terminally ill Dave Finlayson says he has arranged an escape route at the Dignitas assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland.
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UK pumps in 29m pound to fast-track Covid-variant vaccines
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London, May 5 : The UK government has pledged to invest 29.3 million pound to future-proof the country against Covid variants, media reports said on Wednesday.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced an investment of 29.3 million pound into a series of new laboratories at the Porton Down research centre in Wiltshire, the Daily Mail reported.
The money will allow the scientists to test 3,000 blood samples a week, up from 700 at the moment, to measure the levels of protective antibodies against Covid-19 generated by different vaccines.
The Government has ordered 60 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine in preparation for a booster campaign. 100 million doses of vaccine have also been ordered from Valneva, which is manufacturing its vaccine in Livingston.
Mr Zahawi said: “Pfizer is one option, we’re going to give them an AstraZeneca option, we’re working with the team on a vaccine variant.
“Clinicians haven’t yet made the decision when they will need to boost, whether to give more immunity to the most vulnerable, to increase the durability of the protection or to deal with the variant.“When they decide, I want to give them as much optionality, as many vaccines that were, then they will make those choices.”