I never claimed this was when the word virus was created or when the first virus was discovered. I am speaking specifically of isolation (for which a Nobel prize was later awarded).

The question of vaccine definition, effectiveness, mandates etc are all different topics but it's important to remember people were being vaccinated long before anyone knew what a virus was. People just knew smallpox was a disease and infecting people with cowpox reduced the likelihood of being infected and reduced the severity if you were.

Spanish flu vaccination failure was based on the flawed assumption that a bacteria was the root cause. In any case failures of vaccines then or now, do not mean viruses don't exist.

Your story has seemingly changed a little regarding Lanka's work. In your first note you say both the virus and control show the same cell death in an in vitro experiment. Now you are saying he can modify the control to show viral particles. Please link me the paper or provide the DOI. This 2nd thing frankly sounds impossible.

If genomic research is garbage, how are saliva samples able to accurately detect ancestry, genetic diseases etc?

> Making people sick is a very lucrative biz, though, especially when you socialize your operating expenses.

Fully agree with this specific point.