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 […]
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 […]
Poland, Romania Resist Brussels Court Order to Pay $2.2 Billion to Pfizer
A court in Belgium has ordered Poland and Romania to proceed with paying €1.9 billion ($2.2 billion) for purchasing mRNA COVID-19 shots from Pfizer, Inc. and BioNTech SE in a case brought by Pfizer three years ago. The lawsuit and court judgement has intensified a broader legal dispute over mRNA COVID shot contracts signed by […]
CDC’s Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked by Massachusetts Court
A federal judge in the United States District Court for Massachusetts blocked a January 2026 memorandum that overhauled the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) childhood vaccine schedule. The court also stayed the appointment of thirteen members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and invalidated votes taken by the committee while the […]
AAP Sued for Allegedly Misleading Public About Safety of Childhood Vaccines
The non-profit Children’s Health Defense (CHD) and several individual plaintiffs filed a civil lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint alleges that AAP engaged in a coordinated and long-running scheme to mislead families and physicians about the safety of the childhood vaccine schedule. The […]
Florida Senate Advances Bill Allowing Vaccine Manufacturers to Be Sued in State Court
Florida lawmakers are moving legislation that would allow individuals injured by vaccines to sue manufacturers in Florida state courts. The bill passed a Senate committee with a 5-3 vote in January and is advancing through the legislative process.1 If passed, this legislation would mark a departure from decades of product liability immunity that has largely […]