NY Times Editor Dies of Heart Attack

NY Times Editor Dies of Heart Attack 

Read on to learn circumstances (which have been expunged from title by Blogger....)

Monday, December 27, 2021

CDC Admits that the Covid Pandemic Was the Product of an Inappropriate Test

CDC Admits that the Covid Pandemic Was the Product of an Inappropriate Test

Calling out quotes from this factual piece got me sanctioned for the 2nd time today, just read from the link, it is a must read.....

A closer look at the 2020 Election - Imprimis

The 2020 Election - Imprimis

A must read.

Btw, to illustrate the evil times in which we live, the first post of this piece was forbidden because it mentioned the founder of Meta by name in the title, so we changed it......Germany 1930s.

US hospitals: fraud, murder, cash; federal assassination-for-hire program | Canada Free Press

US hospitals: fraud, murder, cash; federal assassination-for-hire program | Canada Free Press

Hospital payments include

“The hospital payments include:

* A ‘free’ required PCR test in the Emergency Room or upon admission for every patient, with government-paid fee to hospital.

* Added bonus payment for each positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

* Another bonus for a COVID-19 admission to the hospital.

* A 20 percent ‘boost’ bonus payment from Medicare on the entire hospital bill for use of remdesivir instead of medicines such as Ivermectin.

* Another and larger bonus payment to the hospital if a COVID-19 patient is mechanically ventilated.

* More money to the hospital if cause of death is listed as COVID-19, even if patient did not die directly of COVID-19.

* A COVID-19 diagnosis also provides extra payments to coroners.”

“CMS implemented ‘value-based’ payment programs that track data such as how many workers at a healthcare facility receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Now we see why many hospitals implemented COVID-19 vaccine mandates. They are paid more.”

“Outside hospitals, physician MIPS [Merit-based Incentive Payment System] quality metrics link doctors’ income to performance-based pay for treating patients with COVID-19 EUA drugs. Failure to report information to CMS can cost the physician 4% of reimbursement.” 

“Because of obfuscation with medical coding and legal jargon, we cannot be certain of the actual amount each hospital receives per COVID-19 patient. But Attorney Thomas Renz and CMS whistleblowers have calculated a total payment of at least $100,000 per patient.”

Thursday, December 16, 2021

New Study Links Phthalates to Cardiovascular Disease

New Study Links Phthalates to Cardiovascular Disease

  1. Avoid plastic containers and plastic wrap for food and personal care products. Store food and drinks in glass containers instead.
  2. Avoid plastic children’s toys. Use toys made of natural substances, such as wood and organic materials.
  3. Read labels on your cosmetics and avoid those containing phthalates.
  4. Avoid products labeled with “fragrance,” including air fresheners, as this catch-all term may include phthalates commonly used to stabilize the scent and extend the life of the product.
  5. Do not microwave food in plastic containers or covered in plastic wrap.
  6. Frequently vacuum and dust rooms with vinyl blinds, wallpaper, flooring and furniture that may contain phthalates, as the chemical collects in dust and is easily ingested by children.
  7. Eat mostly fresh, raw whole foods. Food packaging is often a source of phthalates.
  8. Use glass baby bottles instead of plastic. Breastfeed exclusively for the first year, if you can, to avoid plastic nipples and bottles altogether.
  9. Remove your fruit and vegetables from plastic bags immediately after coming home from the grocery store and wash before storing them; alternatively, use cloth bags to bring home your produce.
  10. Avoid fabric softeners and dryer sheets; make your own to reduce static cling.
  11. Bring your own mug for coffee and bring drinking water from home in glass water bottles instead of buying bottled water.

Monday, December 13, 2021

FDA Now Wants 75 Years To Release Pfizer Vaccine Documents - LewRockwell LewRockwell.com

FDA Now Wants 75 Years To Release Pfizer Vaccine Documents - LewRockwell LewRockwell.com

Opposed by Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT).  Must read.
 Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT).

Whilst you were distracted by a Christmas Party the UK Gov. released a report confirming the Fully Vaccinated account for 4 in every 5 Covid-19 Deaths in England since August – The Expose

Whilst you were distracted by a Christmas Party the UK Gov. released a report confirming the Fully Vaccinated account for 4 in every 5 Covid-19 Deaths in England since August – The Expose

Serious questions need to be answered as to why Boris Johnson’s Government have decided to restrict the freedoms of the unvaccinated population through the introduction of Vaccine Passports, when the latest official data shows that the vaccinated population have accounted for 3 in every 5 Covid-19 cases, 3 in every 5 Covid-19 hospitalisations, and 4 in every 5 Covid-19 deaths, in England since August 16th 2021.


Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.’s Heroic Resistance to the CIA’s Continuing Covid Coup D’état - LewRockwell LewRockwell.com

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.’s Heroic Resistance to the CIA’s Continuing Covid Coup D’état - LewRockwell LewRockwell.com


Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved — indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be pushed aside as trivial exceptions. So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self-satisfied. In fact, they can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make them aggressive. For that reason, greater caution is called for than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.

German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer



Wednesday, December 08, 2021

EXCLUSIVE South Africa delays COVID vaccine deliveries as inoculations slow | Reuters

EXCLUSIVE South Africa delays COVID vaccine deliveries as inoculations slow | Reuters

Two days later, WHO found Omicron in S. Africa, and shortly after that USA suspends flights.  Was S. Africa being punished for saying "no mas" to Pfizer??

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Are kids any more or less likely than adults to spread coronavirus?

Coronavirus Resource Center - Harvard Health

Are kids any more or less likely than adults to spread coronavirus?

Most children who become infected with the COVID-19 virus have no symptoms, or they have milder symptoms such as low-grade fever, fatigue, and cough. Early studies suggested that children do not contribute much to the spread of coronavirus. But more recent studies indicate that children are capable of spreading the infection.

Though the studies varied in their methods, their findings were similar: infected children had as much, or more, coronavirus in their upper respiratory tracts as infected adults. And a November 2021 study conducted by Harvard researchers determined that children carry live virus capable of infecting others.

The amount of virus found in children — their viral load — was not correlated with the severity of their symptoms. In other words, a child with mild or no symptoms may have just as many viral particles in their nose and mouth as a child that has more severe symptoms. So, the presence of a high viral load in infected children increases the likelihood that children, even those without symptoms, could readily spread the infection to others.

The bottom line? Public health measures are as important for kids and teens as they are for adults.

Monday, November 15, 2021

CDC dir. equivocates, stiffs Sen. Cassidy asking some very simple questions

Fauci caught in lies, now Wallensky. This is your government at work for you. Or rather against you.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Monday, November 08, 2021

Comprehensive investigations revealed consistent pathophysiological alterations after vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines - PMC

Comprehensive investigations revealed consistent pathophysiological alterations after vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines - PMC

Altogether, our study recommends additional caution when vaccinating people with pre-existing clinical conditions, including diabetes, electrolyte imbalances, renal dysfunction, and coagulation disorders.

Why are we vaccinating children against COVID-19?

Why are we vaccinating children against COVID-19?

A novel best-case scenario cost-benefit analysis showed very conservatively that there are five times the number of deaths attributable to each inoculation vs those attributable to COVID-19 in the most vulnerable 65+ demographic. The risk of death from COVID-19 decreases drastically as age decreases, and the longer-term effects of the inoculations on lower age groups will increase their risk-benefit ratio, perhaps substantially.


 Further, the clinical trials did not address changes in biomarkers that could serve as early warning indicators of elevated predisposition to serious diseases. Most importantly, the clinical trials did not address long-term effects that, if serious, would be borne by children/adolescents for potentially decades. 

He has the right to express himself but nothing here makes any sense

“I Wished for 12 Seconds and Got 17 Years” • VAN Magazine

Big emphasis on "feminine energy."  Actually what's lacking in the world is "masculine energy," the kind that's needed to solve problems.  Could it be an overabundance of "wokeness" that has put our musician here into such a state of confusion?

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Over 70% of COVID-19 Deaths in England in September Were Fully Vaccinated - PaulCraigRoberts.org

Over 70% of COVID-19 Deaths in England in September Were Fully Vaccinated - PaulCraigRoberts.org

This means in England during the month of September, if you were 40 or older, you were more likely to catch COVID-19 if you were vaccinated, rather than if you were unvaccinated.”

Ontario, Canada To Lift ALL COVID Restrictions By End of March 2022

Ontario, Canada To Lift ALL COVID Restrictions By End of March 2022

First mention of return to normalcy?

Will Joe Biden and the globalists follow suit?  I don't think so....

Sunday, October 24, 2021

What Bernard Haitink did in retirement - Slipped DiscSlipped Disc | The inside track on classical music and related cultures, by Norman Lebrecht

What Bernard Haitink did in retirement - Slipped DiscSlipped Disc | The inside track on classical music and related cultures, by Norman Lebrecht

The more I realize I don't know anything.  Haitink

Recalls the line from T.S. Eliot:  “We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” 

Increases in COVID-19 are unrelated to levels of vaccination across 68 countries and 2947 counties in the United States | European Journal of Epidemiology

Increases in COVID-19 are unrelated to levels of vaccination across 68 countries and 2947 counties in the United States | SpringerLink

The sole reliance on vaccination as a primary strategy to mitigate COVID-19 and its adverse consequences needs to be re-examined, especially considering the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant and the likelihood of future variants. Other pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions may need to be put in place alongside increasing vaccination rates. Such course correction, especially with regards to the policy narrative, becomes paramount with emerging scientific evidence on real world effectiveness of the vaccines.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Rising COVID-19 numbers returning to pre-vaccine levels in Minnesota - StarTribune.com

Rising COVID-19 numbers returning to pre-vaccine levels in Minnesota - StarTribune.com

Breakthrough COVID-19 cases in fully vaccinated Minnesotans have been increasing amid the rise of the delta variant, which is responsible for more than 99% of new infections in the state.

The rise could reflect waning immunity in the earliest vaccine recipients, which include seniors and people with underlying illnesses who tend to have weaker immune system responses to the shots.

Friday, September 17, 2021

Fired for Being White - PaulCraigRoberts.org

Fired for Being White - PaulCraigRoberts.org

White Americans are so demonized that they are in a worse position than Jews under Nazi Germany and are on a path to a similar fate. The situation is worse in the United States, because it is white people who are persecuting white people.  In Germany the Jews didn’t turn against themselves.

The Drug That Cracked COVID (Part 1) - by Michael Capuzzo - RESCUE with Michael Capuzzo

The Drug That Cracked COVID (Part 1) - by Michael Capuzzo - RESCUE with Michael Capuzzo

Professor Dr. Paul Marik had been keeping tabs on ivermectin but hadn’t included it in his protocols. He knew the drug as a core medicine on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, and it is well-established in the literature as a “wonder drug” that won the 2015 Nobel Prize for its discoverer, Japanese microbiologist Satoshi Ōmura, for nearly eradicating two of the “most disfiguring and devastating diseases” in history, river blindness and elephantiasis, that had plagued millions of people in Africa countries, one of the great achievements in the history of medicine. The drug was also well known as a standard treatment for scabies and lice, from nurseries to nursing homes. A veterinary version keeps millions of family dogs and cats, farm animals, and cattle safe from worms and parasitic diseases. An over-the-counter medicine in France, ivermectin is safer than Tylenol and “one of the safest drugs ever given to humanity,” Dr. Marik said, with “3.7 billion doses administered in forty years, that’s B for billion, and only extremely rare serious side effects.”

An earlier Australian study, reported in the journal Antiviral Research, showed that ivermectin, which blocked other RNA viruses like Dengue virus, yellow fever virus, Zika virus, West Nile virus, influenza, the Avian flu, and HIV1/AIDS in vitro, decimated the coronavirus in vitro, wiping out “essentially all viral material by 48 hours.” But more research was needed in human beings.

But by October Marik’s concerns were answered. The studies were well-designed university trials that showed amazing anti-COVID-19 activity at the normal doses used to treat parasites. Though small and endlessly diverse by large, Western big pharma “one-size-fits all” random control trials, the ivermectin studies were a mosaic of hundreds of scientists and many thousands of patients in trials all over the world, all showing the same remarkable efficacy against all phases of COVID-19 no matter what dose or age or severity of the patient. “Penicillin never was randomized,” Marik says. “It just obviously worked. Ivermectin obviously works.” 

Marik was astonished. “If you were to say, tell me the characteristics of a perfect drug to treat COVID-19, what would you ask for?” he said. “I think you would ask firstly for something that’s safe, that’s cheap, that’s readily available, and has anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties. People would say, “That’s ridiculous. There could not possibly be a drug that has all of those characteristics. That’s just unreasonable. But we do have such a drug. The drug is called ivermectin.” 

If it were universally distributed at a dose that costs ten American cents in India and about the cost of a Big Mac in the United States, he said, ivermectin would save countless lives, crush variants, eliminate the need for endless big pharma booster shots, and end the pandemic all over the world. 

There were no effective, lifesaving, approved COVID-19 treatments that doctors had used to slow down or stop the coronavirus in the history of the pandemic, in any phase of the disease, except the one, corticosteroids, that Marik and company had discovered.  

Now they had discovered another treatment, even more powerful, that could save the world.

Surely, Marik thought, the world would listen this time.

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

US Navy Commander J.H. Furman Concludes that mandatory vaccination of US military personnel is a threat to US national security - PaulCraigRoberts.org

US Navy Commander J.H. Furman Concludes that mandatory vaccination of US military personnel is a threat to US national security - PaulCraigRoberts.org

The UK government agency Public Health England recently published a report showing that, “people who received the COVID-19 shot are more than three times as likely to die than those who have not received the vaccine.” Early signs in Israel indicate the same. Officials there recently reported that at least 85% of all severe and new COVID-19 hospitalizations are prior vaccinated individuals. The inventor of m-RNA technology, Dr. Robert Malone, recently disclosed that “[…] new data indicates that people who have taken the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are at greater risk of getting Covid than someone who is not vaccinated.” The Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines also demonstrate significant problems as compared to the negligible military COVID-19 mortality rates. In the European Union (EU), more than 22,000 vaccination-associated deaths are now documented in the EU drug adverse events database. Which caused Doctors for COVID Ethics (an international doctors group from over 30 countries) to conclude on July 9, 2021 “[…] the benefits of vaccination are highly doubtful. In contrast, the harm the vaccines do is very well substantiated […]” Vaccine-enhanced herd immunity is in question. On August 3, Iceland’s Chief Epidemiologist announced that their 95% nation-wide full vaccination rate, “[…] has not led to the herd immunity that experts hoped for. In the past two to three weeks, the Delta variant has outstripped all others in Iceland and it has become clear that vaccinated people can easily contract it as well as spread it to others,”.

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Taibbi: The Vanishing Legacy Of Barack Obama | ZeroHedge

Taibbi: The Vanishing Legacy Of Barack Obama | ZeroHedge

Obama was set up to be the greatest of American heroes, but proved to be a common swindler and one of the great political liars of all time — he fooled us all. Moreover, his remarkably vacuous post-presidency is proving true everything Trump said in 2016 about the grasping Washington politicians whose only motives are personal enrichment, and who’d do anything, even attend his wedding, for a buck. Trump’s point was that he, Trump, was already swinishly rich, while politicians have only one thing to sell to get the upper class status they crave: us.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

America’s Frontline Doctors File Federal Lawsuit to Curtail Emergency Use of Covid Vaccines - PaulCraigRoberts.org

America’s Frontline Doctors File Federal Lawsuit to Curtail Emergency Use of Covid Vaccines - PaulCraigRoberts.org

The whistleblower — a computer programmer who developed more than 100 distinct healthcare fraud algorithms, and who has expertise in healthcare data analytics that allows her to access Medicare and Medicaid data obtained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems (CMS) — filed a sworn statement under penalty of perjury alleging the actual number of COVID vaccine-related deaths is closer to 45,000.

Note:  This is an astonishing 4.5 x the reported rate.

In her statement, she said:

“On July 9, 2021, there were 9,048 deaths reported in VAERS. I verified these numbers by collating all of the data from VAERS myself, not relying on a third party to report them. In tandem, I queried data from CMS medical claims with regard to vaccines and patient deaths, and have assessed that the deaths occurring within 3 days of vaccination are higher than those reported in VAERS by a factor of at least 5. This would indicate the true number of vaccine-related deaths was at least 45,000. Put in perspective, the swine flu vaccine was taken off the market which only resulted in 53 deaths.”




Friday, June 04, 2021

'Next big wave': Radiation drugs track and kill cancer cells - ABC News

'Next big wave': Radiation drugs track and kill cancer cells - ABC News

Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to tumor cells

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Bombshell Salk Institute science paper reveals the covid spike protein is what’s causing deadly blood clots… and it’s in all the covid vaccines (by design) – NaturalNews.com

Bombshell Salk Institute science paper reveals the covid spike protein is what’s causing deadly blood clots… and it’s in all the covid vaccines (by design) – NaturalNews.com: The prestigious Salk Institute, founded by vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk, has authored and published a bombshell scientific article revealing that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is what's actually causing vascular damage in covid patients and covid vaccine recipients, promoting the strokes, heart at

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Exclusive: Inside the Military's Secret Undercover Army

Exclusive: Inside the Military's Secret Undercover Army

The existence of the "confidential driver license program," as it was called, was unknown even to the governor.

DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH: Blackout | Book by Candace Owens, Larry Elder | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Owens says:  

I learned conservatism through my grandfather; I didn't know that was the name. I didn't know these were conservative principles. Starting his life on a sharecropping farm. Working tremendously hard. Five years old, picking cotton and laying tobacco out to dry on a farm, and today he now owns that farm. Candace Owens

You can be poor, middle class, or rich - it doesn't matter. The black card will still confer upon you an entire history of oppression, even if you've never been oppressed. Flash the black card, and most white people will cower. Candace Owens 

I like to say now that the reason I'm conservative is because I used to be a liberal, and I learned a lot.


Now the reason that we're seeing so many people flee the Left - I like to call them liberal refugees, like myself - is because they do not allow you to think freely. If you agree with them 95 percent and disagree on 5 percent, you are essentially excommunicated. You're not allowed to be a liberal anymore. You're not allowed to be a Democrat anymore.

Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/candace-owens-quotes

About her new book:



Thursday, May 13, 2021

DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH: "It starts with the father," Denzel Washington speaks out: Don’t ‘blame the system’ for black incarceration, ‘it starts at home’ - YouTube


Denzel Washington speaks out: Don’t ‘blame the system’ for black incarceration, ‘it starts at home’ - YouTube: Legendary actor Denzel Washington says a recent movie role hasn’t changed his views on America’s criminal justice system and that black incarceration finds its roots in fatherless homes.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. • Children's Health Defense

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. • Children's Health Defense

The Left has taken over the media planet, but you knew that, right?   Evidence:  Google RFK Jr., and Google will give you 20 sites criticizing him, telling you how he was dropped from Instagram, etc. etc.

The 21st site is his own web site, his own story.



Tuesday, May 11, 2021

CENSORSHIP: YouTube issues statement on removal of controversial video interview with Bakersfield doctors

YouTube issues statement on removal of controversial video interview with Bakersfield doctors

One year later, we wrote to the doctors Erickson and Massihi for their latest thinking on Covid.  No reply.  We called their practice managers, left a message.  No reply.  We can only conclude they were bullied into science by Big Tech Media.

We hate censorship, you, too?



Friday, May 07, 2021

DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH: Dr. Ryan Cole, Boise, Idaho on Covid treatment

Dr. Ryan Cole, Boise, Idaho on Covid treatment

Ivermectin is a molecule, it doesn't read textbooks.....

There is blood on the hands of bureaucrats in Washington who have suppressed this life-saving medication.

New Jersey doctor who was 'giant' in field of infectious diseases dies of COVID-19 in India - ABC News

New Jersey doctor who was 'giant' in field of infectious diseases dies of COVID-19 in India - ABC News

At the bottom of the feature is says he was vaccinated so this should not have happened.

Right?

Rajendra Kapila's wife, Dr. Deepti Saxena-Kapila, told the Hindustan Times that he had received both Pfizer vaccine doses in the U.S. before heading to India.

Fully vaccinated people have a significantly lower risk of getting COVID-19 and even lower risk of severe COVID-19. It's possible to die from the virus after being fully vaccinated, but it's exceptionally rare. In the United States, out of 105 million fully vaccinated people, about 70 cases of death from COVID-19 have been reported. Mostly of the vaccinated people who died were older and frail, with significant underlying medical conditions.

According to his ex-wife, the 81-year-old doctor suffered from diabetes and heart complications, WABC reported.

Thursday, May 06, 2021

DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH: Two Bakersfield doctors cite their testing data to urge reopening | News | bakersfield.com

Two Bakersfield doctors cite their testing data to urge reopening | News | bakersfield.com

The trail on these two physicians goes dark after spring 2020.  Perhaps they were victims of cancel culture.

We contacted their office for an update, twice, but received nothing in return.  They have been very effectively silenced, it would appear.




Wednesday, May 05, 2021

DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH: Dr. Peter McCullough, Texas says there's another way to end the pandemic. Doctors can knock covid out with treatment - Todayville

There's another way to end the pandemic. Doctors can knock covid out with treatment - Todayville

Dr. Peter McCullough, Texas, Bio:  https://www.heartplace.com/dr-peter-a-mccullough

Credentials: Peter A. McCullough, M.D., M.P.H.; Vice Chief of Internal Medicine: Baylor University Medical Center; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX;  Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, TX; Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH: COVID Shot Killing Large Numbers, Warns Top COVID Doc Peter McCullough

COVID Shot Killing Large Numbers, Warns Top COVID Doc Peter McCullough


Friday, April 30, 2021

DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH: Exclusive: Former Pfizer VP to AFLDS: 'Entirely possible this will be used for massive-scale depopulation' - Frontline News

Exclusive: Former Pfizer VP to AFLDS: 'Entirely possible this will be used for massive-scale depopulation' - Frontline News: "The good news is that there are multiple choices available: hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide (inhaled steroid used in asthmatics), and of course oral Vitamin D, zinc, azithromycin etc. These reduce the severity to such an extent that this virus did not need to become a public health crisis."



Monday, April 26, 2021

Globalism pays

Wall Street's ESG club sees huge tax perks - InvestmentNews


Bank of America Corp. sparked a stir in January — and a little envy — with just a few lines of disclosure in its fourth-quarter earnings report. The lender revealed it had slashed its 2020 corporate tax rate to 5.8% from what would have been 21%, thanks to finance work involving environmental, social and governance projects.

Sunday, April 25, 2021

2nd, 3rd, 4th......Xth effort; The story of mRNA and the fight against Covid

The story of mRNA and the Covid fight.....

Hungarian-born Katalin Karikó spent the 1990s collecting rejections. Her work, attempting to harness the power of mRNA to fight disease, was too far-fetched for government grants, corporate funding, and even support from her own colleagues.

It all made sense on paper. In the natural world, the body relies on millions of tiny proteins to keep itself alive and healthy, and it uses mRNA to tell cells which proteins to make. If you could design your own mRNA, you could, in theory, hijack that process and create any protein you might desire — antibodies to vaccinate against infection, enzymes to reverse a rare disease, or growth agents to mend damaged heart tissue.

In 1990, researchers at the University of Wisconsin managed to make it work in mice. Karikó wanted to go further.

The problem, she knew, was that synthetic RNA was notoriously vulnerable to the body’s natural defenses, meaning it would likely be destroyed before reaching its target cells. And, worse, the resulting biological havoc might stir up an immune response that could make the therapy a health risk for some patients.

It was a real obstacle, and still may be, but Karikó was convinced it was one she could work around. Few shared her confidence.

“Every night I was working: grant, grant, grant,” Karikó remembered, referring to her efforts to obtain funding. “And it came back always no, no, no.”

By 1995, after six years on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, Karikó got demoted. She had been on the path to full professorship, but with no money coming in to support her work on mRNA, her bosses saw no point in pressing on.

She was back to the lower rungs of the scientific academy.

“Usually, at that point, people just say goodbye and leave because it’s so horrible,” Karikó said.....