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Vaccinations & Bin Laden
There have been a number of conspiracy theories surrounding the use of vaccination programs as a means to hunt for Osama bin Laden. These theories emerged in the aftermath of the 2011 U.S. operation that killed bin Laden, and they have persisted despite being debunked by credible sources.
One theory is that the U.S. used a vaccination program in Pakistan as a cover for its operations to find bin Laden. This theory suggests that the U.S. recruited a Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, to administer a fake hepatitis vaccination campaign in the Abbottabad region, where bin Laden was believed to be hiding. The theory goes on to claim that the U.S. used the vaccination campaign as a way to collect DNA samples from the residents of the area in order to confirm bin Laden’s presence.
However, there is no credible evidence to support this theory. The vaccination campaign in question was actually run by the Pakistani government and international organizations, and it was aimed at improving public health in the region. The U.S. did provide funding for the campaign, but there is no evidence that it was used as a cover for operations to find bin Laden.
Another theory is that the vaccination campaign was used as a cover for the introduction of a “stealth virus” into the population. This theory suggests that the U.S. used the vaccination campaign to intentionally…