U.S. Disability Rates Have Risen Sharply Since Rollout of mRNA COVID-19 Shots
The number of Americans reporting a disability has risen sharply since the rollout of mRNA COVID-19 shots in early 2021, reaching a record high of 37.03 million people aged 16 and older in July 2026, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).1 In February 2021, two months after the […]
European Medicines Agency Begins Review of New Lyme Disease Vaccine
European Union (E.U.) officials will begin the study and review process for Pfizer and Valneva’s vaccine targeting Lyme disease, the world’s most common tick-borne illness. There is currently no commercially approved Lyme disease vaccine.1 2 Pfizer, along with French-Swiss pharmaceutical company Valneva say trials have shown 70 percent efficacy in people ages five and older […]
Texas Attorney General Investigates AAP’s Financial Ties to Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a wide-sweeping investigation into financial incentives tied to childhood vaccinations in January, his office issued more than twenty civil investigative demands to pediatric providers, insurance companies, and vaccine manufacturers across the country. Seven months later, that investigation has expanded. Paxton’s office has now issued a civil investigative demand […]
Sanofi Sues Pfizer and Moderna Over COVID-19 mRNA Shot Technology
More than six years after the introduction of COVID-19 shots, litigation over the technology behind the shots continues to expand. On July 15, 2026, Sanofi SA of France announced that it had filed two patent infringement lawsuits in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against Pfizer, Inc., BioNTech SE, and […]
FDA Flags Manufacturing Issues at Biologics Facility in India
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has flagged violations at a large manufacturing facility in India, which distributes biologics and drugs in the United States. The FDA issued a Form 483 with seven inspection observations following a recent review of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a biologics manufacturing facility in Bachupally, Hyderabad, India. The agency has […]
First Trimester COVID-19 Shot Linked to Birth Defects in New Registry Study
A new registry-based cohort study out of Iran published in Sage Journals on June 15, 2026, has found a higher incidence of congenital anomalies, or birth defects, in babies born to women who received a COVID-19 shot within the first trimester of pregnancy compared with those who did not get vaccinated or were vaccinated after […]