AndyTheBear wrote: “Handsomely compared to Pfizer? Get real.”
On an individual basis the profits were ‘handsome’. Whereas, Pfizer has to pay for buildings, labs, salaries and benefits for over 80,000 employees, research, drug testing, etc, etc. Meanwhile Mercola operates the largest mail order alternative medicine business in the USA. His expenses are minimal compared to Pfizer. It’s been reported his networth is over $100 million. Meanwhile, Malone networth is over $16 million and his monthly newsletter has over 134,000 subscribers at $5/month. Do the math.
Looking up Joseph Mercola (who I know nothing about) I find his wikipedia page. It has the following snippet:
His business is very successful. In 2019, The Washington Post wrote he had "amassed a fortune selling natural health products, court records show, including vitamin supplements, some of which he claims are alternatives to vaccines....His net worth, derived largely from his network of private companies, has grown to 'in excess of $100 million,' he said in a 2017 affidavit."[2]
So in 2017 he had hit 100 million. I note that 2017 is before covid-19 hit.
While the guy sounds like he might be a snake oil salesman, this particular snake oil salesman had already made his fortune before covid-19 hit. Perchance the covid scare was good for his businesses, but his ability to profit from covid-19 is laughable compared to the deal the jab makers got.
So again. Get real.