The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday authorized a first booster dose of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults, including those who received Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson as their primary series. The FDA, in a factsheet for healthcare providers, said adults ages 18 and older […]
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World’s Second Largest PR Firm Representing Pfizer and Moderna ‘Embedded’ Within CDC
The world’s second-largest global relations firms representing Pfizer and Moderna has staff embedded in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine division. During the 2020 pandemic, the CDC, with U.S. tax dollars, paid Weber Shandwick to “boost its health communication” during the pandemic, which involved campaigns that encouraged Americans to get vaccinated. The New York-based firm has […]
Millions of ‘Severe Symptoms’ Reported Following COVID-19 Vaccination, Hidden CDC Data Show
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assured Americans there were “no safety signals” associated with COVID-19 vaccines, data the agency was forced to disclose on Oct. 3 as the result of a lawsuit showed otherwise. According to data released by the CDC from its V-safe app, 782,913 Americans sought medical attention, emergency […]
Researchers Identify 14 Safety Signals of COVID-19 Vaccines for Women of Childbearing Age
Pregnancy and menstrual abnormalities are significantly more frequent following COVID-19 vaccinations when compared to influenza vaccinations leading a group of researchers to recommend banning COVID vaccines in pregnancy until randomized prospective trials show its safe for pregnant women and their offspring. In a new preprint study released Sept. 28, researchers identified 14 safety signals for […]
CDC to Rollout Experimental Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters for Kids in October
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to roll out modified COVID-19 boosters for children aged 5 to 11 by mid-October, despite the absence of any human clinical trials showing this vaccine is safe. The agency said in a document released Tuesday it will issue a recommendation in early- to mid-October if the […]