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Pierce writes: "Now, I wouldn't buy an aspirin from Ol' Doc Vlad's House O'Curez, and neither should anyone else."

Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpersville, N.Y. an injection as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine. (photo: Hans Pennink/AP)
Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpersville, N.Y. an injection as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine. (photo: Hans Pennink/AP)


If You're Looking for an 'October Surprise,' This Is a Pretty Good Bet

By Charles Pierce, Esquire

13 August 20


Expect the crew at Camp Runamuck to make a vaccine announcement, regardless of whether one has been proven safe and effective.

ell, this looks very promising as regards a unified national policy to confront the ongoing pandemic. From ABC News:

[Anthony] Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, shared the comments exclusively with National Geographic in a virtual panel discussion moderated by [Deborah] Roberts. The discussion is scheduled to air Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. "I hope that the Russians have actually, definitively proven that the vaccine is safe and effective," Fauci said. "I seriously doubt that they've done that.”...

"Having a vaccine, Deborah, and proving that a vaccine is safe and effective are two different things," Fauci discussed with Roberts. He added that the U.S. is pursuing at least a dozen vaccines of its own and "if we wanted to take the chance of hurting a lot of people, or giving them something that doesn't work, we could start doing this, you know, next week if we wanted to. But that's not the way it works.”

Good Lord, Doc. Don’t give them any ideas.

Now, I wouldn’t buy an aspirin from Ol’ Doc Vlad’s House O’Curez, and neither should anyone else. But, as I am reminded to my horror almost daily, everybody is not me. As soon as the grifters down at Camp Runamuck find a way to turn a buck on it, they’re going to be shilling for Putin’s potion—or for some American, Trump-branded derivative that “builds on” the Russian “breakthrough.” If you’re scoping down the line for an “October Surprise,” this is a pretty good bet. The first step in preparing yourself for it is to start listening to Dr. Fauci. The second step is to know your charlatans. The Colombians seem to have a handle on that. From CBS News:

Mark Grenon is the archbishop of the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, based in Bradenton, Florida. The church is centered on use of the toxic chemical as a supposed sacrament it claims can cure a vast variety of illnesses ranging from cancer to autism to malaria and now COVID-19.Last month, multiple agencies were called to the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing in connection with search warrants and a federal order, CBS Miami reported.

A federal criminal complaint filed in July charged Mark Grenon, 62, and his sons, Jonathan, 34; Jordan, 26; and Joseph, 32, with conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and criminal contempt...According to the Food and Drug Administration, the solution sold by the Grenons becomes a bleach when ingested that is typically used for such things as treating textiles, industrial water, pulp and paper.

Pro Tip: If you’re going to peddle dubious miracle cures, make sure that you are the ruler of an authoritarian state complete with nuclear weapons, and that you also have the President* of the United States in your pocket. You can get in trouble otherwise.

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