The numbers were phenomenal. Sales of their new vaccine had been through the roof
Suddenly people that had been vaccinated and supposedly immune were getting sick. New cases shown from each state were the proof.
The boardroom was quiet as the CEO rose to speak. “This is unacceptable, people are starting to question our capability.”
“We have to act fast while our leader is holding on to the pandemic as his savior before he gets the boot due to his senility.”
“People are no longer lining up and rolling up their sleeves as they are defying the government’s mandate”
“We can’t allow people to begin to think for themselves and our momentum to stagnate”
“What we need is a new variant to spook the population. That always sends them scurrying to the nearest clinic”
“Sure, there will always be people to question our drug with cases showing multiple clots and heart issues but by scaring enough people we can withstand the occasional cynic”
“Has anyone here seen a country with an outbreak that looks a little different from what we’re seeing now?”
“J.R.,” said one of the researchers from behind his laptop screen. “I see where 63 people dropped dead in Macao”
“Terrific! No wait a minute isn’t Macao now controlled by China. That might just be another experiment by the Wuhan lab”
“Come to think of it, this could be perfect. We could put the Chinese scare into the population just to make sure they all line up for another jab”
“We could recycle our excess vaccines, package the product differently and relabel it as Booster 4.”
“That way the government will continue to pour money into our coffers and we can hide huge amounts of profits into bank accounts offshore”
“We should send China a thank you note. If we can spring a new variant every six months or so, our profits will continue to soar, as it looks like we’ve only just begun”
“Since the government has granted us immunity from law suits we can say we love our new variants. To paraphrase Tiny Tim, “God bless the new viruses everyone”
An Observer of Life in Bad Poetry 