CDC Reports Errors in RSV Vaccines Given to Pregnant Woman, Monoclonal Antibody Shots to Children
A new problem involving the RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccines given to adults over age 60 and monoclonal antibody shots given to infants and children has been highlighted in a recent emergency newsletter called the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, which is distributed to health care providers.1 […]
U.S. Vaccine Industry Harvesting Blood from Horseshoe Crabs
For many decades, the blue colored blood from horseshoe crabs has been harvested for purposes of medical research and for quality control and safety testing in vaccines, prosthetics and intravenous drugs. Their eggs are also a staple food for a shorebird bird known as the red knot, which is listed as threatened under the Endangered […]
Ozempic Weight Loss Drug Linked to Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancers
New weight loss drug Ozempic has taken the world’s obesity epidemic by storm, but like most weight loss drugs that precede it over the past century, shedding extra pounds may not be the only outcome for consumers: Last month, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), a European Union (E.U.) agency that oversees and evaluates pharmaceutical medications, […]
Twelve Infants Die During Clinical Trials for FDA-Endorsed RSV Drug
On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) voted unanimously (21-0) in favor of AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s new nirsevimab (Beyfortus) monoclonal antibody drug believed to provide protection for infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and other lower respiratory tract infections during their first year of life.1 […]
Global Pediatric Vaccines Market to Exceed $69 Billion by 2030
A report released by Coherent Market Insights showed that pediatric vaccines market will surpass $69.482 billion by 2030.1 The main pharmaceutical companies in the global market for pediatric vaccines include Bharat Biotech, Emergent BioSolutions, GSK, Indian Immunologicals, Merck, Panacea Biotec, Pfizer, Sanofi, Serum Institute and Zydus Cadila.2 Pediatric Vaccine Approvals by Governments Will Drive Vaccine […]
U.S. Taxpayers Paid Billions of Dollars for COVID-19 Vaccine Development
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal government of the United States is providing COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to everyone five years and older living in the United States, regardless of their immigration or health insurance status.1 Although the CDC states that COVID vaccines are provided to the […]
