First-Trimester mRNA COVID Shot Linked to Late-Term Pregnancy Loss
Women who received their first mRNA COVID-19 shot during early pregnancy, specifically between weeks eight and 13, were significantly more likely to experience pregnancy loss than expected, according to a recent study in Israel. The study, which is the first national-scale analysis to examine gestational timing in relation to receipt of the mRNA COVID biologic […]
Study Finds Lower Conception Rates Among Women Who Got mRNA COVID Shots
A recent large-scale population study conducted in the Czech Republic and published this month in the International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine has found that women who received a COVID-19 biologic prior to conception were significantly less likely to achieve a successful pregnancy compared to their unvaccinated peers. According to authors of the […]
Push for National Bird Flu Vaccine Program as USDA Points to Falling Egg Prices After Gains in Biosecurity Containment
Publicity about avian influenza (H5N1) infecting chickens, turkeys and cows in the United States1 and globally has been widespread for several years as fears about the possibility of bird flu epidemics among humans have led to calls for acceleration of development and use of animal and human bird flu vaccines.2 3 4 5 In February […]
Study of First Next Generation mRNA Bird Flu Shots in Cattle Published
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have published a study based on their experimental use of a next generation mRNA bird flu vaccine tested on cattle.1 Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreed to give the novel mRNA biological developed by the University of Pennsylvania to cattle in an attempt to protect dairy […]
Clinical Trials Now Required for Annual COVID Shots Given to Healthy Adults
On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that new clinical trials will be required to approve annual COVID-19 booster shots for healthy adults under age 65. In a joint editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, FDA commissioner Marty Makary, MD and the director of the FDA’s Center […]
Government Cancels $700 Million in Funding for Moderna’s Bird Flu Biologic
The U.S. government has cancelled a contract worth over $700 million awarded to Moderna, Inc. for late-stage development of an mRNA bird flu biologic for humans, as well as the right to purchase the shots. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) issued the […]