A fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine may not be as effective as expected, according to a recent peer-reviewed study. The retrospective population-based observational study published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation used national health data from the Austrian epidemiological reporting system, individual all-cause mortality data from Statistics Austria, and the national COVID-19 vaccine […]
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America First Legal Sues FDA and HHS for Concealing Documents on Suppression of COVID Treatments HCQ and Ivermectin
America First Legal (AFL) is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for failing to turn over documents related to the government’s suppression of the COVID-19 treatments hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and ivermectin. According to the lawsuit, AFL filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in […]
New Illinois Bill Would Impose Requirements on Blood Donors to Disclose COVID Vaccination Status
New legislation in Illinois introduced on Nov. 29 by state Rep. Jed Davis would allow individuals receiving blood donations to know whether they’re receiving blood from a donor vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine or another mRNA vaccine. Bill HB4243 amends the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act and would require blood banks to test […]
Top FDA Officials Accept Jobs with Moderna After Playing Key Roles in COVID-19 Vaccine Licensure
Two high-level regulatory officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) involved in vaccine oversight accepted jobs at Moderna just months after signing off on the licensure of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to a British Medical Journal (BMJ) investigation. The report by Dr. Peter Doshi, associate professor at the University of Maryland School […]
Study Shows COVID Is Less Common and Severe in Young Children Than Other Respiratory Viruses
A recent retrospective single-center study in France published Oct. 5 in Pediatric Pulmonology found infants under 2 months of age were less likely to experience SARS-CoV-2 infection and less likely to experience severe illness compared with other viral respiratory infections. Additionally, researchers found young children with COVID-19 required less respiratory support, enteral nutrition, or intensive care admission—and […]