Moderna Continues mRNA Norovirus “Vaccine” Trials Following Guillain-Barré Case
A first-ever norovirus “vaccine”—another experimental biological product produced by Moderna, Inc., using novel mRNA technology—may be on the horizon even though last month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) paused Moderna’s late-stage clinical trial following a report of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare neurological side effect that has also surfaced in its RSV vaccine […]
WHO Names 17 Pathogens as Top Priorities for Global Vaccine Development
A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine last week highlights 17 viral and bacterial pathogens that are major sources of endemic disease around the world and that WHO officials believe should be urgently prioritized for vaccine development. The study marks the WHO’s first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens with epidemic […]
Doctors Avoid Hand Washing Despite Evidence It is Best Way to Reduce Infections
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been urging everyone to thoroughly and frequently wash their hands since reports of the coronavirus outbreak in China, highlighting the long recognized practice of hand washing as a tried and true infection control measure.1 A little known fact is that among all health care providers, […]