As the nation looks for real change at the embattled Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the selection of Dr. Erica Schwartz as its next leader has sent ripples of concern through communities fighting for transparency, scientific honesty, and personal freedom in public health. Far from signaling a bold new direction, her nomination appears to […]
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Fauci Deputy Who Refused COVID Vaccine Feared Retaliation, Emails Show
A top government doctor who declined to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 was worried he would lose his job and medical license in retaliation, according to newly obtained emails. “There were times when I was worried about losing my job especially when we first started receiving emails about [vaccine] mandate deadlines,” Dr. Matthew Memoli, […]
FDA Replaces Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System After Years of Failures With New Real-Time Platform
The Food and Drug Administration on March 11 launched a unified digital platform for tracking adverse events from drugs, vaccines, and other regulated products, replacing a fragmented network of legacy systems that included the long-troubled Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. The new FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System, known as AEMS, consolidates reports into a single, […]
EPA Considers Adding Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals and PFAS to Latest List of Drinking Water Contaminants
For the first time in its history, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering adding microplastics and pharmaceuticals to the agency’s official list of drinking water contaminants. The EPA’s Contaminant Candidate List identifies contaminants in drinking water that aren’t regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The agency is publishing a draft of the sixth and most recent version […]
Newly Obtained Records Show Biden Officials Withheld Stroke Risk Signal Linked to Pfizer COVID Shot
New documents obtained by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) add to existing evidence that health officials under the Biden administration downplayed COVID-19 vaccine safety risks and delayed warning the public. “The records provide further evidence of the Biden administration’s awareness of and willingness to downplay the significant safety risks associated with the COVID-19 vaccines,” Johnson told The Defender. The […]
Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr. Vaccine Reforms as Legal Battle Heads Toward Appeal
Monday’s federal court ruling that blocked changes to vaccine recommendations and other actions taken by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands a good chance of being overturned on appeal, legal experts told The Defender. Monday’s ruling stemmed from a lawsuit against Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filed by the American Academy […]
Experts Warn U.S. Must Confront ‘Massive Epidemic of Vaccine Injury’
The U.S. must address the “massive epidemic of vaccine injury,” according to scientists, doctors, lawyers, and medical freedom activists who spoke at a March 9 roundtable event sponsored by the MAHA Institute in Washington, D.C. The event, on the “Massive Epidmic of Vaccine Injury (MEVI)” Round Table showcased more than a dozen speakers and panelists […]
Newly Declassified CIA Documents Show Mind Control Research Linked to Vaccines
A newly declassified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) document detailing “special research” for a covert Cold War program reveals that U.S. intelligence officials once considered whether drugs capable of altering human behavior could be secretly administered through routine medical procedures, including vaccinations. The research formed part of Project Artichoke, an early CIA effort to develop methods […]
EPA Asks Federal Court to Overturn Landmark 2024 Decision Requiring it to Regulate Fluoride
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urged a federal appeals court on Tuesday to reverse a landmark 2024 decision ordering the agency to regulate fluoride added to drinking water. The EPA did not dispute the substance of the 2024 ruling — that fluoride added to drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” to children’s health and the agency must regulate it. Instead, the agency […]
RFK Jr. Backs Trump Executive Order Securing Domestic Glyphosate Supply Used in Roundup
President Donald Trump is moving to secure America’s agricultural backbone and restore control over critical supply chains that underpin both food security and national defense. On Feb. 18, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act through Executive Order to ensure an adequate domestic supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides. The administration argues that these inputs […]