CDC Adds COVID Shots to Recommended Vaccine Schedules for Children and Adults
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated recommended vaccine schedules for children, adolescents and adults to include the COVID-19 biologics. The move is consistent with recommendations made by the agency’s Advisory Committee on Vaccine Practices (ACIP) in October 2022.1 2 3 4 5 The update of the recommended vaccination schedules was […]
Florida Reports 1,700 Percent Increase in Vaccine Adverse Reactions Reported to VAERS
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the State Surgeon General of Florida Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD announced that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) showed a significant increase in reports of COVID-19 vaccine adverse reactions in Florida in the years since the introduction of COVID biologics.1 According to the DOH, since the […]
Government Buys 1.5 Million More Doses of Novavax’s COVID Vaccine
Biotechnology company Novavax announced that it has made a modification to an existing contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide up to 1.5 million more doses of its Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine (also known as “NVX-CoV2373” and “Covovax”), in addition to the 3.2 million […]
More Than 1,000 Adverse Reactions to COVID Shots Reported in New Brunswick, Canada
According to the Department of Health in New Brunswick, Canada, 1,148 people living in that province suffered an adverse reaction after receiving a COVID-19 shot between Dec. 14, 2020 and Jan. 14, 2023. It was reported that 313 of the reactions were considered “serious.”1 Health Canada, the department of the Canadian government responsible for national health […]
Thousands of Cases of Pulmonary Embolism Reported After COVID Shots
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) shows that, as of Jan. 20, 2023, there have been 3,855 cases of pulmonary embolism reported following COVID-19 shots.1 A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that develops in a blood vessel in the body, often in the leg, and […]
High Blood Pressure After COVID Shots Not So Rare
Ever since the introduction of COVID-19 biologics in the U.S market, a significant proportion of vaccinated people have reported many adverse events following the shots. Approximately 1.5 million COVID shot injuries and deaths have been reported into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).1 Cardiovascular adverse events have been common adverse events that have been […]