People with a history of uveitis may experience a recurrence of the eye inflammatory disorder following COVID-19 vaccination, especially in the early postvaccination period. A recently published study in JAMA Ophthalmology found that about 17 percent of nearly 474,000 vaccinated individuals with a history of uveitis experienced a recurrence within one year after vaccination. Uveitis […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Linked To Rare Neurological Disorder
A new systematic review suggests COVID-19 vaccination could trigger a rare neurological disorder that primarily affects the nerves outside the central nervous system, causing pain, muscle atrophy, and, in some cases, paralysis. In a March 14 paper published in Vaccines, researchers found Parsonage–Turner syndrome (PTS) may occur after all COVID-19 vaccine types and can recur […]
U.S. Health Agencies Aren’t Tracking Long-term Health Effects of Original COVID-19 Vaccines
In a Feb. 15 hearing by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, U.S. health officials side-stepped a question when asked whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is actively conducting extended safety surveillance on those who received early COVID-19 vaccines. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) asked Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center […]
Why the Biden Admin is ‘Briefly Extending’ the COVID-19 ‘Emergency’ Until May 11
President Joe Biden told Congress on Monday that he wants to briefly extend both the national emergency and public health emergency declarations for COVID-19 before terminating them on May 11. In 2020, the Trump administration declared both a national emergency and a public health emergency, which are set to expire on March 1 and April […]
Vitamin D Supplementation May Lower Risk of Severe COVID-19, Study Shows
A new paper found a strong association between vitamin D supplementation and a protective effect on ICU admission in COVID-19 patients, adding more scientific support to the position that alternatives exist to vaccines that may lower one’s risk of experiencing severe disease. In a study published on Jan. 23 in Pharmaceuticals, researchers conducted a meta-analysis […]