“Vocal Supporter” of Vaccines Nominated to Be CDC Director
On Apr. 17, 2026, the Trump administration nominated retired Coast Guard rear admiral and former deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH to be the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Dr. Schwartz would succeed Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD who has been […]
Public-Private Partnership Builds Africa’s First Multi-Vaccine Production Plant
European investors have announced their partnership with South African biopharmaceutical company The Biovac Institute in building Africa’s first end-to-end multi-vaccine manufacturing facility in South Africa. Biovac projects to annually produce tens of millions of doses of vaccines for cholera, polio, and pneumonia. The plant will be the continent’s first end-to-end vaccine manufacturing plant, and the […]
Sen. Johnson Questions RFK, Jr. in Trump Budget Request Hearing
Because the pandemic is over, so many people just want to put it behind us… let’s not examine all the things that went wrong. One group of people who do not want to move on, who insist on a reckoning, are those who are injured by the COVID mRNA injection. On VAERS today, worldwide, we […]
Parkinson’s Disease Costs Projected to Reach $112 Billion by 2045
According to an economic burden analysis commissioned by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), the total economic impact of Parkinson’s disease in the United States is projected to reach $112 billion by 2045, representing a substantial increase over current estimates. The analysis evaluated direct medical, indirect, and non-medical costs and reflects a […]
West Virginia Vaccine Mandate Upheld by U.S. Fourth Circuit
On Apr. 8, 2026, a federal appeals court found that West Virginia’s compulsory school vaccination law does not violate the First Amendment, despite the state not offering a religious exemption. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a preliminary injunction that had temporarily allowed a virtual school student […]
U.S. Troops No Longer Required to Take Annual Flu Shot
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Apr. 21, 2026 that, effective immediately, military service members are no longer required to receive the annual flu vaccine. The update was shared in an Apr. 20 memorandum stating that the flu vaccine is now “voluntary for all active and reserve component service members, as well as […]