Pharma Won’t Fund Heroin Vaccine Trials
In the wake of the widely reported opioid addiction crisis in the United States, there has been a significant amount of speculation and discussion in the media about drug addiction vaccines, particularly for heroin. The Vaccine Reaction has been tracking this issue for several years.
Gates Foundation Invests in for-Profit Ventures
In 2016, a social advocacy group called Global Justice Now issued a report titled “Gated Development: Is the Gates Foundation always a force for good?” The report criticized the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for pursuing a strategy of funding projects of companies in which it holds…
Doctors Prescribe Acetaminophen for Fever After Vaccination. Really?
Many doctors will recommend the analgesic drug acetaminophen (most commonly known by the brand name Tylenol) if your child comes down with a fever after being vaccinated. All you have to do is take a quick glance at the websites of medical practices to get a sense of how common…
Anecdotal Evidence Has Long Guided Medical Research
The word “anecdotal” is defined as something that is based on “personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation.” Anecdotal evidence relies on personal accounts, stories shared by people about what happened to them or what they observed.
Clinical Study Explores mRNA-Based Technology for Vaccines
On July 25, 2017, the British journal The Lancet published results of an early-stage trial that could herald the arrival of a whole new class of vaccines. CureVac, a German biopharmaceutical company that focuses on therapeutic applications using messenger RNA (mRNA), announced “proof of concept” results from their Phase I study…
The Epidemic of Silence with Adverse Drug Reactions
One of the more bothersome feedback loops that keeps adverse drug reactions from being recognized is that patients stay silent about their pain and suffering, and therefore their pain and suffering is not recognized or appreciated, and everyone gets to continue to think that dangerous drugs are safe and that adverse reactions are rare.