Louisiana Surgeon General Named to No. 2 Post at CDC
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) last week confirmed the appointment of Louisiana surgeon general Ralph Abraham, MD to be principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Abraham, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021 representing Louisiana’s 5th congressional district, will […]
Former FDA Director Regulating Vaccines Joins Eli Lilly
The former director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Peter Marks, MD, PhD, who was responsible for the agency’s regulation of the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, joined drug giant Eli Lilly and Company after resigning from the agency on Mar. 28, 2025.1 Dr. Marks alleged […]
Sanofi Reports Decline in Flu Vaccine Sales
Sanofi SA reported a decline in vaccine sales for the third quarter of 2025, citing reduced vaccination rates and increased pricing competition in Europe and the United States. The company’s legacy vaccine business dropped nearly eight percent to €3.36 billion (US$3.9 billion), while influenza and COVID-19 shot sales fell 17 percent to €1.53 billion (US$1.78 […]
Colorado Appellate Court Sides With Employers Mandating COVID-19 Shots
The 10th Circuit court in Denver, Colorado sided with employers in two lawsuits brought by workers who were fired for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 shot mandate by their employers. The Colorado based Appellate Court had consolidated the two cases challenging health care workplace COVID shot mandates and sided with the employers.1 In the […]
FDA May Investigate DNA Contamination in COVID Shots
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering investigating potential DNA contamination in mRNA COVID-19 shots. Tracy Beth Hoeg, MD, senior adviser to FDA commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, confirmed that the investigation is “something that’s being discussed.”1 Retsef Levi, PhD, chair of the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 immunization workgroup, […]
Higher Cancer Rates Found After Receipt of COVID-19 Shots
A new, peer-reviewed study by researchers in South Korea has found that people who received COVID-19 shots showed significantly higher rates of developing several cancers—including thyroid, stomach, colon, lung, breast, and prostate—compared to unvaccinated individuals. The research, published on Sept. 26, 2025 in the journal Biomarker Research, was authored by South Korean medics in orthopedic […]