Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo is calling on U.S. health agencies to halt the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines over concerns there could be nucleic acid contaminants and Simian Virus 40 (SV40) promoter/enhancer DNA in Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines. SV40 is a monkey virus that was accidentally administered to humans through SV40-contaminated […]
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Leaked New Zealand COVID Vaccine Sequencing Data Goes Missing
U.S.-based genomics scientist Kevin McKernan says he has lost an estimated US $200,000 worth of research data after his account on file hosting service MEGA was deleted overnight. It appears that McKernan’s account was deleted by MEGA in response to an urgent injunction granted to New Zealand’s (NZ) Ministry of Health (MOH) to prevent the sharing of […]
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 […]
Texas Sues Pfizer For Lying About COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy
After years of waiting for Pfizer to be held accountable in a court of law, justice may be on the horizon for millions who took a shot they thought would keep them from getting COVID-19 and spreading it to others. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Nov. 30 filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc., for […]
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 […]