Concerns About Medical Errors Grow in More States
Recent reports from Oregon, Alabama, Louisiana, and Maryland indicate ongoing challenges in patient safety and communication when it comes to medical errors that harm patients. The findings show that many patients are not informed when medical errors occur, and some hospitals continue to struggle with safety practices that could prevent medical errors. Most Patients Harmed […]
Scientists Suggest Massaging Vaccines Into the Skin Could Eliminate Needle Injections
Scientists in France and the United Kingdom are investigating an alternative to traditional needle-based vaccines, one that uses mechanical stimulation of the skin to trigger an immune response. The research team, led by Élodie Segura, PhD, at the Institut Curie and Inserm in France, along with researchers at King’s College London, England, examined whether vaccines […]
Sanofi Reports Decline in Flu Vaccine Sales
Sanofi SA reported a decline in vaccine sales for the third quarter of 2025, citing reduced vaccination rates and increased pricing competition in Europe and the United States. The company’s legacy vaccine business dropped nearly eight percent to €3.36 billion (US$3.9 billion), while influenza and COVID-19 shot sales fell 17 percent to €1.53 billion (US$1.78 […]
Cancer Treatments Using mRNA Technology Targeted as COVID Shots Sales Decline
BioNTech SE and Moderna, Inc., two leading pharmaceutical companies that developed the mRNA COVID-19 biological, are facing new financial and regulatory challenges as demand for COVID booster shots continues to fall and U.S. health policy changes reshape the vaccine market.1 Moderna cut its 2025 sales forecast to between $1.5 billion and $2.2 billion, down as […]
European Commission Probes Sanofi for Possible Antitrust Violations Related to Flu Shots
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi said that European Commission (EC) officials carried out unannounced inspections at its premises in France and Germany as part of an investigation into its conduct in the seasonal influenza vaccine market.1 It is not clear whether the investigation has any impact beyond Europe, but Sanofi produces influenza vaccines for the U.S. […]
Nine States Unite in Northeast to Challenge CDC’s New Vaccine Use Recommendations
In response to recent changes made to vaccine use recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nine northeastern states and New York City have formally established the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a regional partnership they say is intended to improve coordination of […]