The Rise of mRNA Vaccines in Livestock: A Technological Fix or a Slippery Slope?

Vaccines and livestock have become a hot topic lately, and it turns out that mRNA Vaccines (which aren't really vaccines) have been used in the pork and poultry industries for several years, with trials now underway in the beef industry.

So, how did we get here?

As animal confinement operations grew larger and more intense, animal health took a nosedive. Animals were locked away in buildings without fresh air, space, or natural light. Diseases spread like wildfire in cramped cages. The need for antibiotics skyrocketed, and they were used as a regular practice rather than as needed. I visited a confinement layer operation where the operator was dumping 50-pound bags of antibiotics into the feed as it was unloaded. When I asked him why, he said that the chickens had no particular sickness, but subclinical antibiotics were the only way he could keep egg production high enough to pay the bills.

These antibiotics and resistant pathogens eventually made their way into the food chain and affected the people who consumed the animal products. There was an outcry, and a concentrated effort was made to limit antibiotics in the food supply. You'd think the solution would be to decentralize animal production and put animals in a healthier environment. But, as usual, society looked for a technological fix to the problem it created.

Enter mRNA.

Without getting too technical, mRNA "technology" is not a vaccine; it's genetic manipulation. The synthetic spike protein used to "teach cells to fight disease" is persistent and travels throughout the body. We saw with the COVID shots that pathogens adapt quickly, requiring multiple boosters to try to stay ahead of the disease. European studies cited by Peter McCullough show that this mRNA never clears the body and is transmissible in meat to humans and survives digestion. Additionally, no one knows what the long-term effects of altered genes will be on animal or human health.

We're just starting to see a legislative battle over how this will be regulated. The Missouri House of Representatives introduced a bill requiring gene-altering products to be labeled as such. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (which Merck is a primary sponsor of) and other Big Ag groups are pushing back to keep it off the label. Conditional licenses for swine flu and avian influenza have already been granted by the FDA, and industry-wide trials in beef are underway. Contrary to what is being implied, mRNA-treated poultry, pork, and now beef are already in the food supply!

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