UN Says Confidence in Childhood Vaccines Down 44 Percent Worldwide
A new report conducted by the Vaccine Confidence Project published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) concluded that confidence in childhood vaccines has dropped by 44 percent in 52 countries in recent years. The report surveyed 55 countries and all but three countries—China, India and Mexico—showed a steep decline in vaccine confidence since the […]
Death of Teenage Girl in Japan Linked to Pfizer mRNA COVID Shot
A 14-year-old girl died in Japan on Aug. 12, 2022, two days after receiving a third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 shot. The child reportedly developed a fever of 100.22 °F a day after the shot. That evening, she experienced breathing problems but still managed to fall asleep.1 2 3 According to […]
Payout for Deaths Linked to COVID Shots Approved in Japan
On Jan. 12, 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approved lump sum monetary payments to the families of five people in the country who died after getting COVID shots. Each payment is valued at ¥44.2 million ($345,677), and there is also a ¥212,000 ($1,658) contribution for funeral expenses.1 2 3 The five […]
Woman in Japan Dies 90 Minutes After Getting Pfizer mRNA COVID Shot
A 42-year-old woman in Aisai City (Aichi Prefecture), Japan died on Nov. 5, 2022, about 90 minutes after receiving a fourth dose of a COVID-19 biologic. The dose was from Pfizer/BioNTech’s experimental Comirnaty bivalent mRNA COVID shot tailored for the BA.5 subvariant of the Omicron virus.1 2 3 Ayano Iioka, received the shot at a […]
Japanese Government Pays Family for Death Tied to COVID Shot
On July 25, 2022, a committee of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that it would provide a lump-sum death benefit of ¥44.2 million ($324,000), plus an additional ¥212,000 for funeral expenses, to the family of an elderly woman who died shortly after receiving a COVID-19 shot. The committee determined there was a […]
Moderna Recalls 764,900 Doses of Spikevax Due to Contamination Problem
Moderna, Inc., developer of the experimental messenger RNA (mRNA) mRNA-1273, or “Spikevax,” biologic, has recalled 764,900 doses in lot #000190A of the product from the European market. On Apr. 8, 2022, the company said that the doses, manufactured under contract to Moderna by Spanish pharmaceutical company ROVI Pharma Industrial Services, SAU, are being pulled out […]