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 […]
BARDA Awards $9.27 Million Contract to Evaluate Oral Pill COVID Vaccine
Biotechnology firm Vaxart, Inc. announced on Jan. 19, 2024 that it received a $9.27 million contract from the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to fund preparations for a Phase IIb clinical trial to evaluate the company’s oral pill XXB COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The trial is expected to involve 10,000 participants and will […]
Study: No Protection from COVID for People Who Got Pfizer mRNA COVID Shots in 2022-2023
Just three years after federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates by the Biden administration forced millions of Americans to choose between their jobs and exercising informed consent rights to protect bodily autonomy, a new study funded by Pfizer found that only the company’s most recent Comirnaty mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) COVID shot is effective in preventing symptoms […]
Study: Children at Increased Risk of Serious Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Shots
According to a new study conducted in Norway, children face an increased risk of serious adverse reactions following receipt of mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) COVID-19 shots. The study, which is awaiting peer review, found that children 12 years of age and older, who received the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna/NIAID mRNA COVID shots, are at higher risk […]
Only Remaining HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trial Fails in Africa
The latest effort to develop an HIV (human immunodeficiency viruses) vaccine in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa was halted on Dec. 6, 2023 after preliminary data showed that the vaccine would not be effective at preventing HIV infection. The PrEPVacc (pre-exposure prophylaxis vaccine) phase 2b trial was testing two different combinations of experimental HIV vaccines, […]
COVID Vaccinated Children More Likely to Be Hospitalized for Respiratory Illness
A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) found that more than half of the children treated at emergency departments (EDs) and hospitalized for respiratory illness between July 1, 2022 and Sept. 30, 2023 had been vaccinated for COVID-19, compared to […]