Meningitis B Vaccine to Be Used for Gonorrhea in England
In August 2025, England will become the first country to offer a vaccine for gonorrhea after cases exceed 85,000 in 2023—the highest gonorrhea levels since recordkeeping began in 1918. The program, offered through the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), will repurpose the meningitis B vaccine, routinely given to infants, in an attempt to reduce […]
Major Study of 1.7 Million Children Finds Myocarditis Only in Kids Given COVID-19 Vaccines
Since the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for children and adolescents in 2021, health officials have reassured the public that vaccine-related heart inflammation—myocarditis and pericarditis—is rare and claimed children were at a higher risk1 of developing myocarditis from the virus. However, in a recent preprint study2 involving over 1.7 million children, researchers found that myocarditis and pericarditis occurred only […]
Man’s Face Paralyzed After Receiving Pfizer’s COVID Shot
Larry Lowe, a 54-year-old resident of Omagh, Northern Ireland, experienced facial paralysis after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty mRNA COVID-19 shot on Dec. 15, 2021. Prior to getting vaccinated, Lowe was healthy and physically active. Shortly after he receiving the shot, he developed numbness on the right side of his face and persistent pain. “I had […]
Food Allergy Diagnoses in England Have Doubled
Results from a new study published in The Lancet earlier this month indicate that there are more children and adults in England suffering with food allergies. The study, which was conducted by researchers at Imperial College in London, showed that the incidence of food allergies among adults and children doubled between 2008 and 2018.1 The […]
Moderna/Merck’s Combo Melanoma Cancer mRNA Therapeutic May Be Ready Next Year
The CEO of Moderna, Inc., Stephane Bancel, said last week that his company may introduce a new mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) biologic to treat melanoma cancer as early as 2025. Moderna has been working in partnership with Merck, Inc. to develop a mRNA-based shot that targets skin cancer cells. The product, mRNA-4157 (V940), would be […]
Coronavirus Test Swabs Contain Carcinogen Ethylene Oxide
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is primarily used to produce chemicals such as antifreeze. But in smaller quantities, EtO is also used as a pesticide as well as a sterilizing agent in medical settings.1 The ability of ethylene oxide to damage DNA is what makes it effective as a pesticide and sterilizing agent, but is also what […]