Moderna/Merck’s Combo Melanoma Cancer mRNA Therapeutic May Be Ready Next Year
The CEO of Moderna, Inc., Stephane Bancel, said last week that his company may introduce a new mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) biologic to treat melanoma cancer as early as 2025. Moderna has been working in partnership with Merck, Inc. to develop a mRNA-based shot that targets skin cancer cells. The product, mRNA-4157 (V940), would be […]
Canada’s Public Health Agency Orders Provinces to Destroy Old COVID Shots
Officials at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the federal regulatory agency that manages public health affairs in Canada, told provincial governments to destroy existing COVID-19 shots to avoid confusion with new formulations of the booster shot that has the same drug identification number.1 COVID Shots That Target Older SARS-CoV-2 Variants to Be Destroyed […]
Thousands of COVID Shot Injury Victims in the U.K. Apply for Compensation
Some 14,000 people in the United Kingdom who have been harmed by the COVID-19 shots have filed for compensation from the British government. The claims list heart attacks and strokes among injuries following receipt of COVID shots.1 To date, a one-time pay-out of €120,000 has been given to victims in 175 cases.2 The COVID shot […]
Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA Combo Influenza and COVID Shot Efficacy Fails in Trial
Pfizer and BioNTech recently announced that a new mRNA vaccine designed to protect against both COVID-19 and influenza in a single shot faced a major setback after failing to achieve one of its primary goals in a late-stage trial. The “primary goal” missed in the late-stage trials was the ability to effectively prevent influenza B. […]
CDC Narrows RSV Vaccine Guidelines Due to Safety Concerns
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently narrowed its original recommendations for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, citing concerns over the risk of a side effect that can lead to paralysis or death. The recommendations originally stated adults over the age of 60 should receive the vaccine, but updates in […]
Febrile Seizures Identified as Potential Cause of Sudden Unexplained Deaths of Children
A study published in the Feb. 13, 2024 journal Neurology designed to investigate the cause of sudden unexplained death of children, which usually occurs during sleep, found that the deaths of seven toddlers examined in the study were related to convulsions, also known as seizures. This finding suggests that many unexplained sleep-related deaths unexpectedly occurring […]