Actually I am pretty sure it was for the money. They could not get the EUA for their "vaccines" if there were any effective treatments available, which is why they had to lie about HCQ, Ivermectin, etc.

That caused a lot of needless deaths among old, sick people that are the most susceptible to the virus... but I think their real motive was the many billions in revenue... although the increased deaths did help them push their vaccines, justify the lockdowns, etc.