Infect population with semi harmless virus: check,
Then introduce mutation in virus with serious effects; in progress.
“The new UK coronavirus mutations, explained:
What scientists have learned about the Covid-19 variants in the UK, South Africa, and other parts of the world.”
By Brian Resnick and Umair Irfan on December 22, 2020 5:40
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22192061/mutant-coronavirus-covid-19-uk-mutation-vaccine
Best guesses are “the Vaccine is being used as mass piggyback of a mutation”, or “a mutation will be dispersed in order to combat a vaccination(just like in that old computer game pandemic)”. Ignoring any possibility this virus was natural of course.