COVID-19 vaccines may be associated with yet another inconvenient side-effect that for most, is far worse than actually getting COVID. Doctors and scientists are reporting an increase in cases of shingles following COVID-19 vaccination, but U.S. health agencies continue to claim the shots don’t cause shingles and no safety signals have been detected. Shingles and […]
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Studies Show COVID Vaccines May Increase Risk of Infection
A new peer-reviewed study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on June 15 shows two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine yield negative protection against symptomatic COVID-19, while previous infection without vaccination offers about 50% immunity. Researchers analyzed information from more than 100,000 people infected with the Omicron variant and non-infected residents […]
Nonprofit Sues FDA to Obtain Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Spikevax’ Approval Documents
A nonprofit group is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an effort to obtain documents relating to the FDA’s approval of Moderna’s Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine after the agency told the group there was “no compelling need” to expedite the release of the documents. Dallas, Texas-based Defending the Republic on June 7 filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District […]
FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer and Moderna COVID Shots for Babies and Young Kids, Ignores Risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel today unanimously voted 21-0 to recommend Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for infants and young children, stating the totality of the evidence available shows the benefits of the vaccines outweigh the risks. Pfizer’s three-dose vaccine would cover children 6 months to 5 years old, while […]
FDA Advisors Unanimously Recommend Moderna’s COVID Vaccine for Kids 6 to 17, Completely Ignore Data
A vaccine committee advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday unanimously recommended Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 to 17 after determining the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 22 to 0 to recommend Moderna’s two-dose vaccine for 6- to 11-year-olds at half the […]