According to @DowdEdward, former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said he would like mRNA vaccine use curtailed and personally eliminated due to too many unknowns in an EpochTV American Thought Leaders interview scheduled for Dec. 9, 2025, highlighting potential headline risk for health-care and biotech equities; source: @DowdEdward; The Epoch Times. The comments pertain to mRNA COVID-19 products, including Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty (PFE, BNTX) and Moderna’s Spikevax (MRNA), which the U.S. FDA identifies as mRNA vaccines; source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Event-driven headlines of this type are typically monitored by options traders for potential implied-volatility repricing and gap risk in MRNA, PFE, BNTX and NVAX around the broadcast window; source: Cboe Options Institute. Because spot crypto trades continuously, cross-asset sentiment from major health-policy headlines can be reflected in BTC and ETH liquidity during off-hours, so crypto desks may track the interview’s release for any risk-on/off spillover; source: Coinbase Exchange.

According to Edward Dowd, an alleged fraudulent paper was submitted to discredit an available COVID-19 treatment, potentially influencing the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. This has implications for trading as EUAs cannot be issued if effective treatments are available, which could affect vaccine-related stocks and market dynamics. The situation suggests possible intent and forethought of a conspiracy, impacting investor confidence and market stability. Source: Edward Dowd.