The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel on Tuesday voted 19 to 2 to recommend new COVID-19 booster shots that include the Omicron variant this fall. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) did not issue guidance on whether additional data, if any, would be needed to recommend an […]
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Cases of Shingles Following COVID-19 Vaccination on the Rise, Studies Show
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 […]
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 […]