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Washington state Attorney General Robert W. Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Johnny T. Stine and North Coast Biologics for marketing a fake coronavirus vaccine.
The plaintiff alleges the vaccination was touted as being a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19, which turned out to not be true.
The coronavirus cure lawsuit claims that the defendants did not properly assess the effectiveness of the product in preventing COVID-19 nor did the defendants have enough scientific substantiation for their representations about the health benefits of it.
The defendants preyed on consumers’ fear of COVID-19 and desire to prevent the disease and return to a normal life in order to sell and promote an untested and unapproved product they presented to the public as a “vaccine” against COVID-19 available for immediate use.
Stine allegedly posted a note on Facebook on March 2, 2020, saying “I made a vaccine to nCoV-’19 to the Spike protein and the receptor binding domain of this protein.” He stated that he tested the vaccine on himself and “after one shot (~25 ugs) and two weeks I was titer- positive to the vaccine.” He then allegedly boasted he was immune to COVID-19.
According to the fake coronavirus cure lawsuit, Stine’s post on Facebook said that he was marketing the vaccine to “people who simply feel that they need it because of increased risk or simply because it would make them comfortable.”
He went on to say that “deaths are real and thus I can no longer sit on the sidelines. I’m not able to save the world much less a small town, but I can begin by taking orders for vaccinations. I can begin with 100 people because I’m limited on how much protein I can generate (the costly part).”
The coronavirus cure lawsuit claims the defendant went on to sell his product for $400 per person, touting that he could “order up enough protein to be made to give each person a primary vaccination with two boosts (this is like the HepB vaccination protocol).”
Ferguson notes that Stine knew and his posts made clear that he was offering his vaccine outside of the medical and regulatory framework for COVID-19 vaccine testing and approval.
In responses to his Facebook posts, Stine reiterated that he would be offering his vaccine outside the regulatory process for testing vaccines, Ferguson states. Stine then goes on to say on Facebook: “some want me to wait until the end of the summer for an FDAapproved vaccine. F*** that! Wait several months for something so trivial it took me half a day to design ???? OMFG!”
The coronavirus lawsuit also claims that North Coast Biologics marketed the products that were made by the defendant. In a Facebook post of their own, they said, “[NCB]’s COVID19 spike protein vaccine is being made available to those who are either at risk or for anyone who simply needs some reassurance. Two shots get you a titer that binds the spike protein and the receptor binding domain. Message us here to create a spot in the queue. This isn’t large scale industrial by any means . . . but locally, very effective.”
On April 17, 2020, the Mayor of Friday Harbor, Washington Farhad Ghatan, a friend of Stine, posted a link to Facebook about the lack of traffic on the ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harbor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stine allegedly posted a comment on the post stating, “Should I pop up and get your vaccine started?????”
Ferguson maintains that residents of Friday Harbor expressed anger and concern on Ghatan’s Facebook page about Stine traveling to Friday Harbor after San Juan County’s health officer issued an order limiting travel to the island.
Allegedly when residents expressed concern about Stine visiting Friday Harbor, he went on the attack by saying, “Is Friday Harbor full of retards? Oh please let me come up there and give you a lecture on science, biotechnology, and how we make drugs and vaccines.”
Ferguson states that the defendant did not take proper steps to evaluate the safety or effectiveness of their product before offering it to the public.
In addition, the plaintiff maintains that the defendants have not submitted their product approval by the FDA or a review by any other regulatory authority.
The coronavirus cure lawsuit says that the “defendants did not have competent and reliable scientific evidence to substantiate their representations about their product’s effectiveness as a vaccine against COVID-19 or its safety for use in humans.”
Ferguson states that Stine testified that he injected approximately 30 customers with his product. These customers primarily resided in the state of Washington, but also included residents in Montana, Arizona and Texas.
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The plaintiff is represented by Robert W. Ferguson and Audrey Udashen.
The COVID-19 Vaccine Lawsuit is State of Washington v. Johnny T. Stine, et al., Case No. 20-2-09935-0 SEA, in the State of Washington – King County Superior Court.
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