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Did the FDA Admit That There is No Scientific Evidence That Monkeypox Virus Exists?

By / / abusing FOIA requests, Christine Massey, germ-theory denialism, monkeypox, monkeypox conspiracy theories, mpox, Slay news

Why do some people believe that the FDA admitted that there is no scientific evidence that monkeypox virus exists?

The FDA did not admit that the monkeypox virus does not exist.
The FDA did not admit that the monkeypox virus does not exist.

The usual suspects…

Did the FDA Admit That There is No Scientific Evidence That Monkeypox Virus Exists?

Now, of course the monkeypox virus exists!

The monkeypox virus was first discovered in 1958 and most recently has been causing outbreaks of mpox and thousands of deaths.

We even have vaccines to protect against the monkeypox virus!

Tragically, we also have germ theory deniers…

These are folks who do not believe that viruses or bacteria cause disease.

And they like to waste the time of public health experts who are trying to protect us from these diseases.

In the case of this Slay “news” article, we have a report of Christine Massey abusing the FDA with a FOIA request for ‘all studies in the possession/custody/control of the FDA, authored by anyone, anywhere: 1. – that scientifically prove/provide evidence of the existence of any alleged “monkeypox virus (showing that the alleged particles exist, invade and replicate in “host” cells and cause the illness/symptoms that they are alleged to cause)…”

What was the response from the FDA?

“The FDA does not regulate or treat viruses. The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. Therefore we have no responsive records…”

And this somehow gets translated into “monkeypox virus doesn’t exisit?!?”

She leaps through similar wormholes with letters to the CDC and other regulatory agencies.

And since it is very easy to find the evidence she is looking for, it should be clear that the FOIA request abuse is simply a tactic to create propaganda.

“During May and June 2003, the first cluster of human monkeypox cases in the United States was reported. Most patients with this febrile vesicular rash illness presumably acquired the infection from prairie dogs. Monkeypox virus was demonstrated by using polymerase chain reaction in two prairie dogs in which pathologic studies showed necrotizing bronchopneumonia, conjunctivitis, and tongue ulceration. Immunohistochemical assays for orthopoxviruses demonstrated abundant viral antigens in surface epithelial cells of lesions in conjunctiva and tongue, with less amounts in adjacent macrophages, fibroblasts, and connective tissues. Viral antigens in the lung were abundant in bronchial epithelial cells, macrophages, and fibroblasts. Virus isolation and electron microscopy demonstrated active viral replication in lungs and tongue.”

Monkeypox Transmission and Pathogenesis in Prairie Dogs

After all, there are plenty of studies that describe how the monkeypox virus causes disease, many with very nice electron microscope pictures!

“EM showed both mature and immature virus particles—indicating virus replication—organised in specific cytoplasmic areas of epithelial cells of colonic crypts and of interstitial cells.”

Electron microscopy images of monkeypox virus infection in 24-year-old man

Still, there is one good thing about these types of news articles!

They hopefully help you sort out which sites are pushing pure propaganda and help you recognize the types of folks to ignore.

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