FDA Suspends Chikungunya Vaccine Over Safety Concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Aug. 22, 2025 that it has suspended the license for French drugmaker Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine, warning that its continued use “poses a danger to public health” following a risk–benefit analysis conducted by the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). The decision came after reports […]
U.S. Government Will Revive 1990s-Era Childhood Vaccine Safety Task Force
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on Aug. 14, 2025 that it would be reviving a Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines that was created under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 but was disbanded in 1998. The task force was “a federal panel created by Congress to improve […]
FDA Revokes EUA Status for COVID-19 Shots
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has revoked emergency use authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 shots. The federal government had relied on the EUA status to justify release of the COVID-19 biologicals in December 2020 for public distribution without full licensure by the FDA.1 On Aug. 27, 2025, DHHS Secretary Robert F. […]
DHHS Cancels $500 Million in Funding for mRNA Vaccine Development
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced on Aug. 5, 2025 that DHHS is canceling $500 million in vaccine development projects, specifically those using mRNA technology. The decision affects 22 projects, including contracts with Emory University and Tiba Biotech. Proposals from Pfizer, Sanofi Pasteur, CSL Seqirus, Gritstone, and others […]
Vaccines Can Cause Injury and Death. Scientific Fact, Not Disinformation.
In a prepared statement released on Aug. 12, 2025, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 2883, urged the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to provide a “clear and unequivocal stance in condemning vaccine disinformation.”1 2 3 The union, […]
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Shot Linked to Serious Damage to Eyes
A new peer-reviewed study out of Turkey has found that the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 biologic (Comirnaty) may cause significant and measurable changes to eye health that, for some individuals, could contribute to long-term or even permanent vision complications. The study, published in Ophthalmic Epidemiology on July 14, 2025 tracked 64 patients over a 2.5-month period, […]