The conspiracy that viruses don't exist and vaccines are thus not necessary
https://archive.org/details/a-farewell-to-virology-expert-edition
“A Farewell to Virology” is an essay written by Dr. Mark Bailey — with contributions and support from his wife — Dr. Sam Bailey. Both are medical doctors from New Zealand who have become known for their critical stance on mainstream virology. Originally published in 2022 as a 29,000-word “Expert Edition” — it challenges the foundational concepts of virology — arguing that the existence of viruses as disease-causing agents has not been adequately proven by scientific standards. It has since been adapted into a book and a three-part film series produced with Steve Falconer. The central thesis of the essay is that virology relies on unproven assumptions, circular reasoning, and flawed methodologies rather than direct, empirical evidence. The Baileys assert that what is attributed to viruses — such as illness or pandemics — can be better explained by other factors like environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, or the body’s natural processes. They aim to dismantle the “virus model” by critiquing its historical development, experimental evidence, and modern practices like PCR testing and electron microscopy.
The essay traces the origins of virology — starting with early experiments like those of John Enders in the 1950s, which they claim set a precedent for flawed virus isolation techniques. They argue that these foundational studies, such as the culturing of supposed viral particles in cell lines, failed to meet rigorous scientific controls (e.g., isolating a virus directly from a sick patient without contamination from other biological material). This, they say — created a shaky basis for the entire field. A major contention of the article is that viruses have never been truly isolated or purified in a way that proves they are independent, disease-causing entities. The Baileys argue that what virologists call “isolation” involves mixing patient samples with cell cultures, antibiotics, and other substances, then observing cell death (cytopathic effects) as “proof” of a virus. They claim this process lacks proper controls — experiments where the same conditions are applied without the alleged virus to rule out other causes of cell damage.
The essay questions the use of electron microscopy and genomic sequencing to identify viruses. The Baileys argue that images of “viral particles” could be cellular debris or artifacts, not unique pathogens. Similarly — they criticize the assembly of viral genomes from short genetic fragments as speculative, suggesting these sequences could belong to human or microbial DNA rather than a distinct virus. They challenge the idea of viral contagion, citing historical experiments (e.g., attempts to transmit Spanish Flu) that failed to show person-to-person spread of disease via bodily fluids. Instead, they propose that illnesses blamed on viruses result from environmental or lifestyle factors, aligning their views with “terrain theory” (the idea that health depends on the body’s internal condition, not external pathogens). The essay uses SARS-CoV-2 as a case study, arguing that its existence was never proven through proper isolation or Koch’s Postulates (a traditional framework for linking a microbe to a disease). They claim the COVID-19 “pandemic” was built on unreliable PCR tests, which they say detect genetic material that may not correspond to an infectious virus, and that the global response was a “fraud” based on pseudoscience. They claim that the COVID pandemic was fabricated and there was no virus (in my view, the vaccines were bio-weapons).
Posted Aug 31, 2025, 12:14 AM UTC