Developers of mRNA COVID Shots Spar Over Intellectual Property Rights
Pfizer and BioNTech will have to answer in court to legal claims by Moderna that they copied its innovative messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in the making of their COVID-19 biologic, Comirnaty. The patent infringement lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Regional Court of Dusseldorf in Germany alleges that […]
German Report Reveals 1 in 25 Insured Individuals Treated for COVID Shot Reactions
Techniker Krankenkasse, Germany’s largest health insurance company, reported that 437,593 of 11 million (1 in 25) insured individuals in 2021 had to undergo medical treatment as a result of adverse reactions from COVID-19 shots.1 COVID shots currently approved for use in Germany include Novavax’s Nuvaxovid, Moderna’s Spikevax, Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen’s Ad26.COV2.S, AstraZeneca/Oxford University’s […]
Pfizer Withdraws EUA Application for COVID Shot in India After Regulator Asks for Independent Safety Study
Pfizer, Inc. has withdrawn its emergency use authorization (EUA) application for its experimental BNT162b2 (also known as “Comirnaty”) messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 biologic (developed in collaboration with Germany’s BioNTech) in India.1 Pfizer was the first pharmaceutical company to apply for an EUA to distribute a COVID biologic in India in 2021. However, India’s regulatory agency […]
Unvaccinated Europeans Fight for Rights as COVID Restrictions Tighten
Well, they’re living under lockdown, with no full access to society or jobs. They’re also facing fines and even jail. That’s what the unvaccinated are up against in many European countries, and the backlash is growing. …When I talked to American Alicia Durin and her German husband Andreas, they were packing, trying to get out […]
‘Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccines are Terrifying’ Says German Analyst
As a fourth wave of coronavirus and the Omicron variant is detected across E.U. countries, governments are reaching for emergency plans to stop the spread of coronavirus. E.U. restrictions in the form of lockdowns and laws implementing a mandatory vaccine have been met with violent protests and unrest as populations refuse strict COVID measures. Germany […]
Omicron Found Mostly in Vaccinated Americans So Far
On Dec. 1, 2021, the first case of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant known as Omicron (initially designated “B.1.1.529”) in the United States was confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in California. The case involves a fully vaccinated individual in San Francisco who had returned from a trip to South Africa […]