In a rare break from the consensus, a member of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel explained why he voted against adding an Omicron component to fall COVID-19 booster shots raising serious questions over a lack of critical data and the Biden administration’s role in politicizing the process. In a July […]
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60,000 Army Guard and Reserve Troops Cut From Training and Pay as COVID Vaccine Mandate Deadline Passes
About 60,000 Army National Guard members and Army Reserve soldiers who refused to comply with a Department of Defense (DOD) COVID-19 vaccine mandate are no longer allowed to participate in their military duties and were cut off from some of their pay and benefits, Army officials announced July 1. Of the more than 40,000 members of the […]
Uruguayan Judge Demands Government, Pfizer Turn Over Documents as Court Considers Injunction to Halt COVID Vaccines for Kids
Uruguayan government officials and Pfizer on Wednesday appeared in court after a judge gave them 48 hours to present detailed information on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine while the court considers an injunction request to halt COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5 and older. Judge Alejandro Recarey of the Administrative Litigation Tribunal used his inquisitorial powers to demand the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health, State Health […]
Biden Admin Signed $3.2 Billion Pfizer Deal Before FDA Decided How Boosters Should be Reformulated
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers on June 30 that any modifications to booster shots for fall will need to target Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which account for more than half of new virus cases in the U.S. Original vaccines based on the Wuhan strain that is no longer circulating will be used for anyone […]
76 Doctors Urge UK Government Not to Authorize COVID Vaccines for Infants and Young Children
A group of 76 doctors from the UK on June 30, 2022, wrote a letter to the Medicines and Regulatory Health Products Committee (MHRA) and other government officials urging the agency not to follow in the footsteps of the “incomprehensible” U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by authorizing COVID-19 vaccines for preschoolers. The letter, published […]