Most COVID Vaccine Injury Claims Not Compensated
The U.S. government has received thousands of COVID-19 vaccine injury claims. As of May 31, 2023, 8,208 people had filed requests for compensation with the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) after developing serious health problems following COVID shots.1 The CICP has only adjudicated 749 of the 8,208 injury […]
Over 3,000 “Health Impact Events” After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccinations
Between Dec. 11 and 18, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna pharmaceutical companies an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)1 to distribute COVID-19 vaccines using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that to date has not been licensed for use in humans.2 3 4 5 Although the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) […]
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Interns Given Green Light to Vaccinate Children
Under an amendment to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP), pharmacists and pharmacy interns in the United States are now permitted to administer vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to children over three years of age.1 Currently, there are 28 states that allow pharmacists to administer vaccinations to […]
