COVID-19 Inquiry in U.K. Faces Scrutiny and Criticism
The United Kingdom COVID Inquiry has come under renewed criticism following allegations that it failed to publish evidence challenging aspects of the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, while also facing accusations that it endorsed the government’s monitoring and censoring critics of lockdowns. Together, the two controversies have prompted debate over whether the government’s COVID Inquiry has […]
Declassified U.S. Intelligence Documents Link Dr. Fauci to Coverup of SARS-CoV-2 Lab Leak
On June 18, 2026, outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a collection of declassified documents through the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) alleging that former director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony Fauci, MD used intelligence agencies to suppress evidence that the mutated SARS-CoV-2 […]
U.K. Health Officials Call for Banning Schoolchildren Without Proof of MMR Vaccination
Health officials in London, England are calling for children who have not received MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) shots to be banned from attending schools in the United Kingdom as measles cases continue to rise. Emma Best, chairwoman of the London Assembly Health Committee, said students who can’t show proof they have gotten the MMR vaccine […]
Guinea-Bissau Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial in Newborns Sparks Ethics Debate
The World Health Organization (WHO) and some members of the U.S. Congress have raised ethical concerns about a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded clinical trial examining the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns in Guinea-Bissau.1 The study would support a randomized controlled trial led by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark […]
Novartis Settles With Estate of Henrietta Lacks Over Stolen Cervical Cancer Cells
Novartis has reached a settlement with the estate of Henrietta Lacks over the use of the HeLa cell line, a line of human cells derived from tissue removed from Lacks during medical treatment for cervical cancer without her knowledge or consent. Terms of the settlement were not publicly disclosed.1 The settlement resolves claims that pharmaceutical […]
Texas Attorney General Investigates Doctors Receiving Money Incentives to Vaccinate Children
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that his office has opened an investigation into financial incentives connected to doctors administering vaccines to children. Paxton said the probe will examine pediatricians, insurers, vaccine manufacturers, and other entities that may have engaged in deceptive or unlawful conduct by failing to disclose financial incentives tied to the […]