Amish Families in New York Lose Religious Vaccine Exemption Case
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a group of Amish families for the second time upholding New York state’s elimination of the religious exemption to school vaccine requirements. The families now face more than $118,000 in fines for noncompliance with the state’s mandate.1 New York legislatures voted to […]
Nominee for CDC Head Questioned by Senate Health Committee
President Trump’s nominee to be director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) underwent questioning at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. on July 15, 2026. Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH was repeatedly asked questions regarding her views on vaccines, how they contrast with those of […]
COVID-19 Inquiry in U.K. Faces Scrutiny and Criticism
The United Kingdom COVID Inquiry has come under renewed criticism following allegations that it failed to publish evidence challenging aspects of the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, while also facing accusations that it endorsed the government’s monitoring and censoring critics of lockdowns. Together, the two controversies have prompted debate over whether the government’s COVID Inquiry has […]
CDC Just Awarded Pfizer $1.2 Billion for COVID-19 Shots
U.S. federal procurement records published in June 2026 show that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded Pfizer more than $1.24 billion in contracts for adult and pediatric mRNA COVID-19 shots for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The contracts, which were published on SAM.gov and contained more money allocated for pediatric COVID […]
Supreme Court Bars Roundup Cancer Lawsuits
On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that existing federal law prevents failure-to-warn injury lawsuits in state courts against Monsanto Company by individuals whose health deteriorated from exposure to the company’s glyphosate-containing Roundup weed killer. The decision in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell reversed a Missouri jury verdict awarding plaintiff John Durnell $1.25 […]
Experimental Vaccine to Prevent Fentanyl Overdose Enters Human Trials
An experimental “anti-fentanyl” vaccine developed by ARMR Sciences, Inc. of New York and the University of Houston has entered Phase 1/2 human trials, according to a June 17 press release issued by the company. The vaccine candidate has spent years in development and vaccine developers say it represents a potential intervention in America’s ongoing overdose […]