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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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 […]
FDA Acknowledges COVID Vaccine Safety Signal for Seizures Among Toddlers
A new safety signal associated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccination has been detected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) among toddlers, prompting calls for further evaluation and more robust studies. According to a preprint study published Oct. 15 on medRxiv, a statistical signal was detected for seizures/convulsions in children aged 2 to 4 who […]
Study Finds COVID Vaccine mRNA in 70% of Breast Milk Samples
A new study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that the mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines does not remain at the injection site but “spreads systemically” throughout the body. In a Lancet paper published in September, researchers detected mRNA in 70% of women who provided breast milk samples up to 45 hours following vaccination. Although […]
U.S. Health Agencies Approve Updated Experimental COVID Vaccines Based on Minimal Data
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sep. 11 authorized new single-strain COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna without adequate clinical data showing the shots are safe or effective. According to the FDA, the new vaccines are authorized for emergency use for children 6 months through 11 years of age and are fully approved […]