Pharmacists Instructed to Combat “Mistrust” in Vaccination and Increase Vaccine Uptake
In an interview with Drug Topics, Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, CEO of Hayat Pharmacy, emphasized that all pharmacy employees, including frontline staff like pharmacy technicians and cashiers, must take an active role in building trust with patients and providing clear information about vaccines.1 According to Zaibak, public distrust in routine vaccination, commonly referred to as vaccine […]
Ninth Circuit Court Upholds COVID-19 Shot Mandate
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit rejected a challenge to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) COVID-19 shot mandate. The Los Angeles public school system is the largest in California and mandated the controversial shot for all employees in 2021.1 The mandate was issued after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
Thimerosal to Be Banned from Use in All Vaccines in U.S.
In 1999, the U.S Public Health Service, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and vaccine manufacturers, jointly agreed that any potential risk from thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative found in some inactivated vaccines, warranted its removal as soon as possible. Over the next few years, most routine pediatric vaccines in the U.S. became thimerosal-free […]
Senate Confirms Susan Monarez as Director of the CDC
(photo courtesy ARPA-H) On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted 51 to 47 to confirm the nomination of Susan Monarez, PhD to be director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vote, along party lines, came three weeks after the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) decision […]
Children in America 80 Percent More Likely to Die Than Children in Other Industrialized Countries
The United States is confronting a growing pediatric health crisis, with mounting evidence pointing to a decline in children’s overall health and wellbeing. A recent study revealed that children in the U.S. are dying at significantly higher rates than their peers in other high-income nations, underscoring the severity of the issue.1 2 The cross-sectional study […]
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Shot Linked to Serious Damage to Eyes
A new peer-reviewed study out of Turkey has found that the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 biologic (Comirnaty) may cause significant and measurable changes to eye health that, for some individuals, could contribute to long-term or even permanent vision complications. The study, published in Ophthalmic Epidemiology on July 14, 2025 tracked 64 patients over a 2.5-month period, […]