Major international governments have signed multibillion-dollar legal contracts with drug companies in order to secure access to covid-19 vaccines. But the drug companies and governments have refused to divulge details, saying the information is “commercial in confidence.” In 2021, we got our first peek at contracts between Pfizer and various international countries after they were leaked to The […]
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Pfizer Used ‘Healthy Vaccinee Bias’ to Inflate Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccine
In a recent Letter to the Editor published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), epidemiologist Dr. Tracy Høeg, physician-scientist Dr. Vinay Prasad, and Dr. Ram Duriseti from Stanford School of Medicine stated that a 2021 Israeli study on Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster may have overestimated the vaccine’s effectiveness by concluding those who received a booster had 90 percent lower […]
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 […]
Government Gave Millions to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to Promote Untested COVID Vaccines to Pregnant Women
The premier professional membership organization for obstetricians and gynecologists accepted $11.8 million from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promote COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women, despite the exclusion of pregnant women from clinical trials and regulatory data showing the vaccine had not been tested for safety during pregnancy. To learn more about COVID-19 funding received by […]
COVID Vaccines Are Still Being Recommended to Pregnant Women Despite Trial Data
In January 2021, in the absence of any human data in pregnancy, the CDC stated on its website that mRNA vaccines were “unlikely to pose a specific risk for people who are pregnant.” Former CDC director Rochelle Walensky backed it up with a full-throated endorsement of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy. “There is no bad time to get vaccinated,” said […]