I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt...
I'm not a 'conspiracy theorist' in the manner that you are referring to, and I don't see the evidence of the MCU 'HYDRA' supervillian that many refer to.
This is a simple case of "not letting a crisis go to waste".
I believe, WITH EVIDENCE, that the virus originated from the Wuhan lab (whether natural or human-enhanced) , sometime back in October '19.
I believe, WITH EVIDENCE, that the CCP did what they could to cover it up, because they didn't want to look like the irresponsible commies that they are.
I believe, WITH EVIDENCE, that they were assisted in this by the WHO and many in the scientific community in the west. They did it mostly for self-preservation as they knew they fucked up.
I believe, WITH EVIDENCE, that once many of the socialist, total-government leaders in the western world realized that there was no stopping this, it is a great opportunity to get a little, or a lot more control, and centralize more of their power.
I believe, WITH EVIDENCE, that the severity of this disease was met with much harsher governmental countermeasures than it warranted to serve the above purpose.
I believe, WITH EVIDENCE, that once the general population began to understand that it wasn't as bad as advertised, that is when the harsher measures were rolled out to 'gas-light' as much of the public could be.
I believe, WITH EVIDENCE, that there are many entities with many agendas operating in the public space today that benefit from this manufactured chaos; media for ratings, politicians for their own re-election, companies like Amazon and Pfizer for the funds that will make their way to their accounts, and many others.
To the conspiracy theory part of this: There's no 'conspiracy'. There are multiple entities that have something to gain from this. Sometimes they work parallel to each other and makes it seem like it's coordinated. Sometimes they are working at cross-purposes. I don't think the endgame for:
The CCP
The pharmaceutical companies
National governments
The Builderbergs/Gates-Clinton-whatever foundations/public-private whatever partnerships
The media
is the same one. All of them have priorities, and they all don't necessarily align. I don't think there is
^^^THIS level of coordination for a conspiracy. If there was, considering the amount of 'smart' people involved, those who maybe aren't 'genius' level IQ and have jobs and families to attend to on the daily just to survive wouldn't have been able to see through it the way they have.
This is not to say I don't think there is nothing to see, far from it. It's more like
And we all know how that worked out.
Ultimately, when the experts are trusted blindly, and the solutions always require more control and less freedom, then you know we are headed in the wrong direction.
There is no conspiracy, it's all out in the open, they suck at it, and if all the entities who are trying to grasp power are ever able to get a firm hold on it do, then it will end as badly as it always does. They suck this bad at trying to get it, think of how bad they will suck if they ever do. BTW, if it reaches the 'endgame', it's gonna look like Special Olympics Game of Thrones once their interests diverge.
Personal note: It's natural to be concerned with your baby, I understand the position you are in. I have a 3.5mo old one right now. Everyone in the house has had COVID recently, the baby never even noticed it. Mom wasn't vaccinated when she was pregnant, she's not vaccinated now, not until she's done breast-feeding. I understand your concern for the baby, but as someone who seems to study the figures on such things, if it reassures you, please look at the stats on children under 1yo worldwide. You will find you have nothing to worry about. Trust me, this is #4 for me, there are more pressing and immediate dangers you need to be concerned with. Keep you and the missus healthy, baby will be just fine. Make sure you are taking the more likely reasons for harm to come to the baby into account, disease and otherwise. Please don't put all your focus in caring for your little one on COVID if it means ignoring the more immediate dangers. Influenza has historically killed a lot of babies, so has pools and leaving too many blankets in a crib.
Congrats on the New Addition! I mean that. Babies make you better, enjoy it while it lasts, it never lasts long enough.