‘Masks Make Us Slaves’: Thousands March in Berlin Anti-Lockdown Protest
Our demand is basically going back to democracy. Away with these laws that have been imposed on us, away with the masks that make us slaves. Thousands have marched in Berlin to protest against Germany’s coronavirus rules. The gathering, estimated by police at 17,000, included libertarians, anti vaccination activists. Many flouted government guidance on wearing […]
NVIC Will Host Fifth International Public Conference on Vaccination Oct. 16-18, 2020 Online
(photo: NVIC Co-Founders Barbara Loe Fisher and Kathi Williams) Exploring the theme “Protecting Health and Autonomy in the 21st Century,” the non-profit National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) will sponsor the Fifth International Public Conference on Vaccination Oct. 16-18, 2020 online. The conference, which is being professionally produced, will provide an educational forum for information and […]
How CNN Deceives About Asymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Opinion | A growing number of studies show face masks reduce the spread of the coronavirus,” CNN reported on June 17, “especially because many people are contagious before they have symptoms and because this virus can spread by just talking or breathing.”1 This is an enlightening example of how the media are misinforming the public about what science tells us about […]
Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine May Be More Effective Than Injected Vaccines
There are more than 150 experimental COVID-19 vaccines under development around the world, all of which are being designed for intramuscular injection.1 Some researchers are investigating whether the conventional intramuscular injection route is less effective when using vaccines to prevent microbial infections that invade the respiratory airway like SARS-CoV-2.2 Avery August, PhD, an immunologist at […]
Tests for SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea Can’t Distinguish Virus from Viral Fragments
A team of South Korean infectious disease researchers has concluded there is no evidence that people can be reinfected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The researchers, led by Oh Myoung-don, MD, head of Seoul National University Hospital’s division of infectious diseases, believe that reports of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and subsequently tested positive again […]
Pfizer, BioNTech Get Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine ‘Fast Track’ from FDA
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Monday announced two of their experimental coronavirus vaccines received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, meaning the FDA may decide on an approval within six months. If a vaccine candidate gets the green light, the companies said they expect to make up to a […]