Study on Experimental COVID-19 Biologic Retracted Over Fabricated Data, Falsified Images
A July 2022 peer-reviewed study published in Science Translational Medicine about the potential benefits of another experimental COVID-19 vaccination was retracted on Oct. 14, 2026, due to fabricated data and falsified images, according to the journal’s retraction notice.1 The original study contained four key claims by researchers: that an experimental COVID-19 shot could protect against […]
The Herd Immunity Fallacy
During the pandemic and in the wake of recent measles outbreaks, many have pointed to the concept of “herd immunity” as a key reason to get vaccinated. This cartoon highlights how herd immunity is sometimes oversimplified or misapplied in discussions about vaccination. What Is Herd Immunity? When you think of a herd, you probably think […]
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 […]
New Bat Virus Identified in Thailand
Eco-Health Alliance, the New York-based non-profit that used U.S. government money to fund gain- of-function research on coronaviruses in bats at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), research that has been implicated in the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, recently announced that a new virus has been identified in bats in Thailand.1 2 Dr. Peter […]
“The Big Catch-Up”
In response to the marked decline in childhood vaccination rates around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic of the past three years, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and other organizations are partnering in […]
Doctor in India Sues Government Over COVID-19 Vaccine
Jacob Puliyel, MD, a pediatrician in India for more than 40 years, brought suit in the Supreme Court of India against the Union of India and COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers in a legal challenge to the country’s COVID vaccine program.1 Dr. Puliyel, who has served as Director of Research and Projects at Holy Family Hospital in Delhi […]