Top FDA Vaccine Officials Resign Over Fast-Tracked Booster Shot Approval by CDC and White House
Two of the FDA’s senior vaccine officials are stepping down. The news comes as boosters and children’s shots are being weighed by the department. In a letter sent to staff and obtained by BioPharma Dive, the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research announced the departure of Marion Gruber and Phil Krause, two of the […]
COVID Vaccines No Longer Able to “Prevent Transmission” of SARS-CoV-2
In an interview with Wolf Blitzer of CNN on Aug. 5, 2021, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, MD, said that, while she believed the COVID vaccines “work well” with the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus “with regard to severe illness and death,” they are no […]
More Breakthrough Cases of COVID Ending in Hospitalization or Death
“Breakthrough cases” of people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to increase throughout the United States. In recent weeks, there have been reports of breakthrough cases “rising” or “accelerating” or “spiking” in numerous states. Even though these breakthrough cases are reportedly “rare,” given that 176 million Americans have been “fully” […]
CDC Lacking Data on Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections
Back in May, the CDC decided to only track severe breakthrough COVID cases in order to better monitor overall conditions. But, according to a piece in Politico, the agency is using outdated and unreliable data and it’s impacting the Biden administration’s ability to make major pandemic decisions, including who needs to get booster shots and […]
The FDA Has a History of Rushed Drug Approvals
Two weeks ago, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was reported as the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for individuals aged 16 and older.1 But, for some, questions remain regarding conflicting discrepancies of the wording surrounding the approval.2 While the FDA’s report states that full approval was […]
Mandated Vaccinations. Who is Responsible for Their Risks?
Opinion | If I am mandated to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to keep my job, and subsequently experience an adverse event, who is responsible? Who is responsible if I have neurological complications, a heart attack, or a stroke and am never able to work again. Who is responsible if I die? Correct me […]