Connecting the Dots Between Bill Gates, Vaccines, and the Alpha-Gal Problem

The Real Truth About Vaccines

Why do some people think that Bill Gates has caused the current alpha-gal problem, somehow connecting it all to modified ticks and vaccines?

Is there a conspiracy theory that Joe Rogan doesn’t believe?

The usual suspects…

Connecting the Dots Between Bill Gates, Vaccines, and the Alpha-Gal Problem

Not surprisingly, anti-vaccine influencers are all in on the idea that vaccines are somehow associated with the current alpha-gal problem that we are seeing after some people get a tick bite.

Children’s Health Defense, the organization founded by RFK, Jr, was one of the first to promote the conspiracy theory that vaccines are associated with alpha-gal syndrome.

What else?

This post from Valerie Anne Smith is a good example of how anti-vaccine influencers lauder their propaganda across each other’s social media accounts and websites.

They are all pretty sure that Bill Gates is behind it all!

How?

Lone Star ticks are causing Alpha-Gal syndrome, but Bill Gates funded programs controlling southern cattle ticks, something Dawn Michael, Nicolas Hulscher, Rob Finnerty, and Joe Rogan don’t tell you.

They think that Bill Gates somehow created GMO ticks that can cause people to develop alpha-gal syndrome.

And their evidence?

“Technology that has been used to control mosquitoes and fall armyworm will now be applied to solving the world’s cattle tick problem under a new $1.283 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.”

Gates Foundation funds research to control cattle ticks through biotechnology

What they think is their evidence is the fact that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation did actually award a grant to study controlling the spread of ticks - the southern cattle tick.

Wait…

Southern cattle ticks aren’t the ticks that give you alpha-gal, are they?

Nope.

Those are lone star ticks!

So, how is Bill Gates involved in causing alpha-gal syndrome then?!?

Well, of course, he isn’t!

And no one is releasing tick boxes on farms…

Also, Lyme disease was not created in a lab and released during some kind of leak…

What else?

None of this is related to a potential new Pfizer Lyme disease vaccine that may be approved soon.

So why are we seeing more cases of alpha-gal syndrome?

It is likely because of the explosion in the white-tail deer population, on which lone star ticks feed.

Also, lone star ticks have expanded their range, as it has become warmer, allowing them to move further northward. Plus, they are more likely to survive winters that aren’t as intense as they used to be.

Alpha-Gal Syndrome and Gelatin Containing Vaccines

What about gelatin containing vaccines and alpha-gal syndrome?

Well, you can be reassured that gelatin containing vaccines don’t cause alpha-gal syndrome.

“Our results did not reveal increased hypersensitivity reactions in states endemic to the Lone Star Tick. Under the hypothesis that there are more patients sensitized to alpha-gal in states endemic to the Lone Star Tick, it can be inferred that gelatin-containing vaccines do not hold increased risk in alpha-gal sensitized patients.”

Are gelatin-containing vaccines safe to give in alpha-gal sensitized patients?

Gelatin-containing vaccines are also thought to be safe for most people with alpha-gal syndrome, which is not a contraindication to getting vaccinated.

Since there have been rare case reports of anaphylaxis after a gelatin containing vaccine in people with alpha-gal syndrome, if you are concerned, talk to your allergist.

“In general, if someone is able to tolerate dairy, they are very likely to be fine with gelatin and medications. If they lose tolerance to dairy, then I take it on a case-by-case basis.”

Alpha-gal allergy, medications and vaccines

This is especially important if you have alpha-gal syndrome and can not tolerate dairy or you have a severe gelatin allergy.

Bottom line - Avoid ticks if you want to avoid alpha-gal syndrome. And know that it is not associated with vaccines or Bill Gates.

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