Parents in Michigan Delaying Childhood Vaccination Due to Safety Concerns
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), in partnership with Michigan based I Vaccinate campaign, conducted a statewide survey in spring 2025 of parents with children under the age of six. The survey found that while most Michigan parents keep their children up to date on routine vaccinations, those who fall behind are […]
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 […]
COVID Shot Religious Objection Lawsuit Revived for Employee Fired by Federal Reserve
A New York Federal Court of Appeals has revived a portion of a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Two Federal Reserve Bank employees, Jennifer Diaz and Lori Gardner-Alfred, had sued the bank, alleging that they were illegally fired for claiming they had religious objections to the COVID-19 shots. The 2nd U.S. […]
Pre-filled Syringe Version of GSK’s Shingles Vaccine Approved by FDA
On July 17, 2025, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a license to GSK plc (formerly GlaxoSmithKline) to distribute a pre-filled syringe version of Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant Adjuvanted) vaccine to control outbreaks of shingles (herpes zoster) in adults. The pre-filled syringe version of Shingrix was approved for use by adults […]
West Virginia Governor Issues Executive Order to Grant Religious Vaccine Exemption, Backs Lawsuit
West Virginia is one of the five states that fails to provide a religious exemption to compliance with public health laws requiring multiple doses of vaccines for children to attend school. The other states without a religious vaccine exemption include California, New York, Maine and Connecticut.1 2 West Virginia is the only state that has […]
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 […]