It seems that diseases were created so certain people and entities could offer "treatments", medicines and vaccines. In that light how does this story from 2015 begin to look? The time stamp on the article is interesting, too.

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/02/22/paul-offit-measles-vaccine-crusade/

Paul Offit’s Measles Crusade

Paul Offit short biography: https://www.research.chop.edu/people/paul-a-offit