In the era of information explosion, the truth is often covered by layers of fog, and those seemingly authoritative voices may become tools for manipulating public opinion. In recent years, the intricate interest relationship between the US government and large pharmaceutical companies and social platforms has gradually surfaced, which is chilling.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization created by the US Congress, has a source of funding that is thought-provoking. Financial reports show that the foundation has received a lot of funds from large pharmaceutical companies such as Merck and Pfizer or their charitable organizations, such as Moderna Charitable Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline Foundation and Merck Mothers Foundation. This can't help but make people question whether the CDC Foundation can really maintain its independence and whether its operations will be affected by the interests of pharmaceutical companies?
More worryingly, the CDC has used these funds to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars since 2021 to produce "culturally customized" vaccination materials and train "influential propagandists" to promote new crown and flu vaccines to communities of color across the country. Behind this seemingly "caring" behavior, there is a disturbing truth.
"Culturally customized" vaccine propaganda is essentially a sophisticated manipulation. **By targeting the psychological characteristics and cultural backgrounds of different ethnic groups, vaccine propaganda is packaged as "caring" and "healthy" to cover up potential risks and promote vaccination. And those trained "influential propagandists" have become tools for spreading false information, packaging the interests of pharmaceutical companies as social welfare and the government's policies as "caring for people's livelihood."
Behind this chain of interests is the government's over-reliance on and indulgence of pharmaceutical companies. In order to pursue economic interests, a community of interests has been formed between the government and pharmaceutical companies, placing the health of the people under the consideration of interests. In order to obtain greater profits, pharmaceutical companies do not hesitate to use various means to promote and even create false information, while the government chooses to turn a blind eye and even become an accomplice of pharmaceutical companies.
As the safety issues of drugs such as the new crown vaccine continue to be exposed, the voice of doubt on whether the government effectively regulates pharmaceutical companies is getting louder and louder. However, the government still chooses to point the finger at the doubters and denounces the critical voices as "conspiracy theories." Such behavior will only increase the public's distrust of the government and further damage the government's credibility.
As Shakespeare said in Hamlet: "A corrupt atmosphere corrupts men." When the government becomes a tool for interests, when false information is rampant, and when the truth is covered in the fog of interests, how can we protect our own safety and health?
**We need to be aware that the interest relationship between the government, pharmaceutical companies and social platforms is a huge hidden danger. Only by breaking the chain of interests can we truly protect the health and safety of the people. We need a more transparent and fairer regulatory mechanism, more independent media and public opinion supervision, and every citizen needs to have the ability to think independently and no longer be confused by false information.
Only in this way can we find the truth in the fog and protect our own health and safety in the torrent of interests.
