Israeli researchers found some side effects that occurred after COVID-19 vaccination were caused by Pfizer’s vaccine, according to a leaked video. The Israeli Ministry of Health (MoH) commissioned researchers to analyze adverse event reports submitted by Israelis and the researchers presented findings from the new surveillance system in an internal June 2022 meeting, video of […]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky says that the virus that causes Monkeypox is not airborne. “What I can say is that monkeypox is not thought to linger in the air as we think about the definition of airborne transmission,” Walensky told reporters in a briefing on June 10. “When we […]
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisory panel voted on Tuesday to recommend the emergency use of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine. The advisory voted 21–0 with one abstention, after seven hours of discussion, agreeing that the benefits of a two-dose Novavax vaccine outweighed its risk for use in adults aged 18 and older. Dr. […]
A speech made last year by a Bayer executive mentioning that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are gene therapy is gaining traction on social media for the second time since it was initially posted online in October 2021. Stefan Oelrich, a member of the Board of Management of Bayer and head of the Pharmaceuticals Division, gave […]
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is affecting children in Colorado more than COVID-19, according to a chief medical officer of Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children. “RSV is very contagious and very prevalent in the school system as well as throughout daycare centers and in homes,” Dr. Reginald Washington told FOX31 KDVR-TV on Jan. 12, adding […]
The New Jersey pharmaceutical company supplying ivermectin to a UK trial that was paused for a short period of time, says there are no supply issues with its pills. Ivermectin is being investigated as part of the government-backed Platform Randomised Trial of Treatments in the Community for Epidemic and Pandemic Illnesses (PRINCIPLE) in the United […]
For the first time amid the pandemic, the U.S. government compensation program will pay out one of the 4,751 claims alleging injuries or death arising from the administration of a covered countermeasure used to diagnose, treat, or prevent COVID-19. Countermeasures may include emergency authorized or federally approved vaccines, drugs, and medical devices that the Food […]
Three certifying medical boards warn that disciplinary actions will be taken against American physicians who disseminate what the boards allege are “misinformation and disinformation” about COVID-19 vaccines. In a joint statement, the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Family Medicine, and the American Board of Pediatrics issued a statement on Sept. 9 […]
The French government on Monday expanded more activities requiring the use of a COVID-19 “health pass” despite large-scale protests against such measures. The pass extensions include visiting hospitals, intercity travel, and going to restaurants and cafes. The pass is proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test, or recovery from the disease. It has been required […]
An Israeli doctor says that the majority of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at his hospital are fully vaccinated and those with severe illness have also been vaccinated.
Most people who have recovered from COVID-19, even with mild illness, retain a broad and durable immunity to the disease, including some degree of protection against its variants, according to an Emory University study published in the journal, Cell Reports Medicine. The longitudinal study, the most comprehensive of its kind to date, involved 254 COVID-19 […]
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is considering mandating that all federal workers get the COVID-19 vaccine. “That’s under consideration right now,” Biden said when asked if federal employees should be required to get vaccinated. Biden was in McLean, Virginia to address members of the intelligence community. Biden also blamed people who […]
In an effort to help end the pandemic, an international coalition of medical experts is holding worldwide events Saturday to raise awareness about the effectiveness of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. Organizers of the World Ivermectin Day say doctors and supporters of the inexpensive FDA-approved drug will host free online and public events in […]
Benefits from the messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risk of heart inflammation, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vaccine safety committee has said in its updated guidance. After reviewing all currently available information and despite evidence suggesting a likely association between heart inflammation and the emergency use mRNA vaccine, the WHO’s Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine […]
Maddie de Garay was a healthy, happy, straight-A student who enjoyed hanging out with friends before she received her second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday that it will add a warning of heart inflammation to the fact sheet for the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that are given to patients prior to vaccination. At a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory committee has voted to lift the pause on the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine with no restrictions, saying the vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks, at an emergency meeting on Friday. Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) said that they recommend resuming […]
People who received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine reported more side effects than those who got the Pfizer/BioNTech shot, according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study—published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on April 5—looked at data collected from over 3 million participants […]
Experts say that relying on vaccine passports to allow people to engage in activities is not an effective mitigation tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
People who are fully vaccinated can now gather indoors without masks or social distancing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its new guidance on Monday. “There are some activities that fully vaccinated people can begin to resume now in their own homes,” CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky said in a press release. “Taking […]
Del Bigtree, founder of the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) said his organization will file a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to request the federal agency take down its statement that claims vaccines do not cause autism from its webpage on autism and vaccines. “There is no science to back […]
Dong Nguyen feels lucky to have survived his encounter with COVID-19 last fall. At the most critical moment in his life, he found an unusual treatment that helped him recover.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned experts not to rely solely on the results of a PCR test to detect the CCP virus. In updated guidance published on Jan. 20, the WHO said that lab experts and health care practitioners should also consider the patient’s history and epidemiological risk factors alongside the PCR test […]
Warning: Contains a graphic photo A mother in her 70s in Central China struggles to cope after the loss of her youngest son during the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa, shortly after having buried her second son less than a year before—both sons were a target for harassment, torture, and imprisonment […]
Cheng Wan remembers his father who never had the opportunity to celebrate this special day together with him and his kids in America. Cheng’s father, Shanhua Wan, passed away in May 2009 after suffering years of persecution for his belief in truth, compassion, and forbearance. Shanhua practiced Falun Dafa, a Chinese spiritual practice that is […]
A Minnesota doctor is voicing his concern that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guideline on how to complete COVID-19 death certificates may influence medical certifiers to inflate the number of deaths from the disease. The seven-page guideline received by Dr. Scott Jensen, a family physician and Republican state senator from Minnesota, explains […]
