How much would it cost to release a genetically engineered flu virus?

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AlfredJPruffock replied

23 July 2009, 12:29
Originally posted by expat View Post

Ask Donald Rumsfeld.

...if you could see the humanity that goes into these genetically developed viruses ...
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minestrone replied

23 July 2009, 12:20
I have been told tamiflu is a 'distraction'.
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expat replied

23 July 2009, 12:16
How much would it cost to release a genetically engineered flu virus?

Ask Donald Rumsfeld.
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DimPrawn replied

23 July 2009, 11:49
I see some other pharma companies are cashing in.

http://grahambristol.files.wordpress...5/image001.jpg
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TimberWolf replied

23 July 2009, 11:47
Why go to the trouble of engineering a virus, when you can just engineer the publicity.
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AlfredJPruffock replied

23 July 2009, 11:40
The North Koreans had an intesnive Bio-program dedicated to creaitng a virus that would profile certain Racial groups , as I recall Western Intelligence got wind of it about 3 years ago -

Altough its an Ill-Wind ... -Mr Rumsfield will be over the Moon with these sales figures m, which is jsut a s well as a few Neo-Cons lost their shirt in the Credit Crunch.

Swiss drugs firm Roche has seen sales of Tamiflu - the main drug being used to fight the swine flu pandemic - rise by 200% in the first half of the year.

Sales of the drug hit 1bn Swiss francs ($937m; £567m), as Roche said Tamiflu production would be expanded to 400 million packs annually by early 2010.

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OwlHoot replied

23 July 2009, 11:38
Originally posted by Cyberman View Post

It has actually crossed my mind before, and especially after reading about Dr David Kelly, who was writing a book which would have divulged the practices of some major governments in developing biological/bacterialogical weapons.

Is this pandemic man-made ?

Groan - Is there no end to your idiocy?
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sasguru replied

23 July 2009, 11:37
Well baggy and I did tell you to buy pharma shares a few months ago.
This should do me nicely
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Cyberman replied

23 July 2009, 11:36
It has actually crossed my mind before, and especially after reading about Dr David Kelly, who was writing a book which would have divulged the practices of some major governments in developing biological/bacterialogical weapons.

Is this pandemic man-made ?
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cailin maith replied

23 July 2009, 11:35
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8164660.stm

Just wondered like.

There was something yesterday which said GSK made a couple billion profit in the last 3 months alone - will see if I can find a link...

Edit - Can't find it.... and anyway, I'm bored of it all now. Plus having to endure cyber numpties ravings is giving me a headache...

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DimPrawn started a topic How much would it cost to release a genetically engineered flu virus?

23 July 2009, 11:32
How much would it cost to release a genetically engineered flu virus?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8164660.stm

Just wondered like.
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