Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Estimated at 16 Percent
In an interim report published on Mar. 11, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates the effectiveness rate of the influenza vaccine at 16 percent during 2021-2022. The rate, which the CDC termed as “not statistically significant,” is based on a study involving 3,636 children, adolescents and adults in the United […]
COVID Hospitalizations Take Nosedive in U.S.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have been declining throughout the United States during the past month. On Feb. 9, 2022, CNN reported that, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS), the number of beds being used by COVID patients had dropped by 38 percent to under 100,000 from two weeks prior when COVID […]
Autoimmune Bleeding Disorder Diagnosed After COVID Shots
Four cases of an autoimmune bleeding disorder known as acquired hemophilia (AHA) were diagnosed in Italy’s northern province of Reggio Emilia weeks after the individuals received Pfizer/BioNTech’s experimental messenger RNA (mRNA) BNT162b2 (also known as “Comirnaty”) biologic. The report about these four cases was published in a letter to the editors of journal Thrombosis Research […]
Vaccine Damage Claims Related to COVID Vaccinations Reach $146 Million in U.K.
Some 920 applications have been filed in the United Kingdom for compensation related to injuries and deaths of people following COVID-19 vaccinations. Those applications are for financial payouts under the U.K. National Health Service’s (NHS) Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), which allows an individual who has allegedly been left severely disabled by a vaccine to […]
Hearing Loss and Tinnitus May Be Linked to COVID Vaccination
A new study published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery published on Feb. 24, 2022 has found a possible association between Pfizer/BioNTech’s BNT162b2 (also known as “Comirnaty”) messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 biologic and sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). The retrospective cohort study of 2 ,602, 557 patients in Israel suggested a slight increased risk of SSNHL.1 […]
College Student in New York Dies of Myocarditis Related to Pfizer COVID Shot
A 24-year-old student at Corning Community College in Corning, New York died on Oct. 27, 2021, about six weeks after receiving the second dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s experimental messenger RNA (mRNA) BNT162b2 (also known as “Comirnaty”) biologic for COVID-19. George Watts Jr., who was healthy and had no underlying medical conditions, was vaccinated in August and […]