Louisiana Bans State Funded Promotion of COVID-19, Influenza and Mpox Vaccines
In December 2024, Louisiana’s Department of Health issued a directive barring public health workers from promoting COVID-19, influenza, or mpox vaccines.1 This includes prohibiting staff from sending press releases, giving interviews, holding vaccine events, creating social media posts, or even displaying signs in clinics indicating that vaccines are available.2 The policy, which officials declined to […]
Topical Cream Vaccine Created by Stanford University Scientists
A new study conducted by Stanford University scientists and published in Nature discusses a newly developed topical vaccine using Staphylococcus epidermidis, a common bacterium found on human skin. The researchers speculate that this new type of vaccine delivery system could offer an alternative to traditional needle-based vaccinations and avoid common side effects like fever, swelling, […]
Government Spending Bill Extends Deadline for Filing COVID-19 Injury Claims
A new U.S. government spending bill will extend the time for those injured by the COVID-19 shot to file for federal vaccine injury compensation under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP). Under the bill, certain claimants previously denied compensation will be permitted to refile their claims. under the bill, as well. The continuing resolution bill […]
Russia Develops mRNA Cancer Biologic
Russia’s Ministry of Health announced last week that it has developed an mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) therapeutic biologic for cancer. A name for the shot has not yet been revealed, but it will cost the government about 300,000 rubles per dose—the equivalent of $2,869. The mRNA cancer biologic will be made available to the public […]
COVID Shots Injury Claims May Take Up to a Decade to Settle
A recent report released by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Committee on Oversight and Accountability by the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 4, 2024 revealed that the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) is deeply flawed. Unless the system is drastically overhauled, it may take up to 10 years to process the existing […]
Three German Scientists Call for Immediate Halt on All mRNA Biologicals, Including COVID Shots
German authors of a new peer-reviewed study called for an “immediate halt of all mRNA biologicals,” ” including COVID-19 shots, until questions about residual DNA that well exceeds regulatory limits can be answered. The study, published on Dec. 3, 2024 in the Public Health Policy Journal, underscores concerns about the mRNA technology that includes the […]