The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now advising people over 65 to receive yet another COVID-19 vaccine dose since the first eight didn’t work. The agency on Feb. 28 said data continues to show that vaccines protect those most at risk for severe outcomes of COVID-19, so the agency is recommending an […]
COVID Vaccines
Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Have Higher Risk of Mortality if Vaccinated
Among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, a new study found that vaccinated patients had a significantly higher risk of mortality, suggesting vaccination may not prevent severe outcomes among hospitalized patients. The February study published in Frontiers in Immunology found mortality among vaccinated and unvaccinated patients was 70 percent and 37 percent, respectively—and the overall survival rate was […]
U.S. Government Has 10-Year Backlog of COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims
It may take more than 10 years for someone injured by a COVID-19 vaccine to receive a decision on whether their claim is eligible for compensation by the government’s vaccine compensation program—if they receive a response at all. U.S. health officials responded to questions on America’s failing vaccine injury compensation system in a hearing that […]
Vaccine mRNA Spreads ‘Spread Systemically’ to Infants of Mothers Vaccinated During Pregnancy
Vaccine mRNA does not remain at the injection site following vaccination but can “spread systemically” to the placenta and umbilical cord blood of infants whose mothers are vaccinated during pregnancy, according to a new study. In a peer-reviewed pre-proof accepted for publication in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, researchers presented two cases that […]
Congressional Subcommittee Questions U.S. Health Officials on COVID-19 Vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t know how many people died from COVID-19 vaccines—but it’s not the 37,100 reported to the government’s primary vaccine safety surveillance system. When asked by Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) during a Feb. 15 hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic why he hasn’t publically disclosed the confirmed number […]