Ninth Circuit Court Revives Oregon Nurse’s COVID Shot Religious Exemption Claim
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a religious discrimination lawsuit filed against PeaceHealth by a registered nurse who was placed on indefinite unpaid leave for refusing the COVID-19 shot.1 The Court of Appeals ruled that the district court was required to read the nurse’s written religious exemption letter before concluding her […]
NIH to Launch Research Center on Vaccine Injuries
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch a clinical research program and dedicated center to study individuals who were harmed by vaccines, including COVID-19 shots. Officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) discussed establishing the research center at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, with the program potentially beginning […]
As Families Seek Alternatives to Vaccine Schedules, Some Pediatricians Stop Accepting Unvaccinated Children
Some parents across the Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland (DMV) area are looking for new pediatricians after medical practices asked them to leave because of their children’s vaccination status. Pediatric practices in the region have different policies, with some requiring children to follow recommended vaccination schedules while others take a more flexible approach.1 The issue […]
Healthy Volunteers in Canada Paid to Be Infected With Influenza in Government-Funded Research
A new study registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is deliberately exposing healthy adults to a live influenza A(H3N2) virus in Canada. Health Canada’s Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate has approved the H3N2 challenge strain for use in humans specifically for the purposes of the study. The study is not evaluating a vaccine or other biologic, rather it’s […]
Over $80M BARDA Prize to Create New H5N1 Vaccines to Prepare for “Future” Bird Flu Pandemic
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has launched an $80+ million multi-stage competition for “vaccine developers and researchers, biotech companies, and other innovators” to develop vaccines for pandemic influenza A, or A(H5) bird flu, which includes highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1). The name of the competition is Single Shield Prize, and it “calls […]
Tamiflu Found to Be Ineffective, May Increase Mortality in Patients Critically Ill With Influenza
A randomized clinical trial posted as a preprint on July 27, 2026, found that treatment with oseltamivir, commonly known by the brand name Tamiflu, is not only ineffective, but highly likely to increase 90-day mortality in critically ill patients with influenza. Researchers enrolled 442 critically ill patients aged 12 and older with laboratory-confirmed influenza between […]