Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccines in Development Four Months Before Outbreak
An Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was confirmed by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on May 15, 2026. Through laboratory analysis, health officials confirmed that the outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo ebola strain, for which there is no vaccine currently […]
The Rush to Find an Ebola Vaccine as the Outbreak and Death Toll Grows
A Red Cross volunteer is the latest victim of the Ebola virus in central Africa, with the chances of the national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now rated as very high. Scientists are scrambling to develop a vaccine, with confidence that they’ll have one within months. … The race for a vaccine is […]
Workers Fired for Refusing COVID Shot Receive $4.25 Million Payout
On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that A G Equipment Company, (AG) a compressor packaging manufacturer in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, will pay $4.25 million to 43 former employees to settle a religious and disability discrimination lawsuit.1 2 In the fall of 2021, A G mandated that all employees receive […]
Ebola Outbreak Pushing Development of Vaccines for Bundibugyo Strain
The current outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda which began only a couple of weeks ago is already reportedly the third largest in history and, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “spreading rapidly,” with more than 900 suspected cases of the […]
ACIP Attacked for Urging ‘Shared Decision-Making’
Former CDC director Tom Frieden and colleagues recently published a JAMA opinion piece condemning the CDC vaccine advisory committee’s endorsement of “shared decision-making” for future Covid-19 boosters. They argued the shift was an ethical lapse—even an “abdication of responsibility”—particularly for older adults. But what the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) proposed was nothing […]
“Unjected” Dating App for Unvaccinated People Faces Backlash for Hosting Singles Meetups
A Denver, Colorado venue canceled an upcoming singles event called The Freedom Mixer for the unvaccinated community due to “safety concerns,” multiple news outlets have reported. The event, organized by Unjected, a dating app launched in 2021 and “built on creating health-conscious relationships with those who share like-minded values and the convictions to remain unvaccinated,” […]