WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox (mpox) a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). “Today, the Emergency Committee met and advised me that in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,1 2 3 […]
FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Merck’s Asthma Drug Singulair About Suicide, Neuropsychiatric Side Effects
In 2008, the FDA issued a warning advising that it would investigate a possible risk of suicide associated with Merck & Co.’s asthma and allergy drug Singulair after there were many reports of increases in agitation, aggression, anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Hallucinations also were documented for children and adolescents taking Singulair. When the drug’s […]
Novel mRNA Lyme Shots Could Be Released in 2025
Two novel messenger RNA (mRNA) shots for Lyme disease currently in late-stage clinical trials could hit the market as early as 2025, Moderna announced earlier this year. Also in the race to develop the first-ever mRNA product to prevent Lyme disease are Pfizer and Austria-based Valneva, which entered into a collaborative agreement in April 2020 […]
“Long COVID Vaccination” Syndrome and “Long COVID” Illness are Similar
Researchers have been working for several years on understanding why some individuals suffer a pattern of persistent health problems after being infected with SARS-CoV-21 2 or after COVID vaccination.3 4 5 Both long COVID syndrome and long post-COVID vaccination syndrome (LPVCS) are associated with similar debilitating symptoms that affect immune and brain function.6 Although U.S. […]
More Women Bearing the Brunt of COVID Vaccine Reactions and Injury
Early reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a centralized federally operated vaccine reaction reporting system, after the messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 shots were distributed under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA in the United States revealed that women were reported to have experienced more severe allergic reactions to the COVID-19 shots than men. […]
Growing Number of Universities Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination
More than 50 universities across the United States have announced they will require students to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to attend in-person classes or on campus activities this fall.1 Among these institutions of higher learning are Brown University, Cleveland State University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Montclair State University, Princeton University, Rutgers University, […]
