Pneumococcal Vaccines Ineffective at Reducing Hospitalizations and Deaths
Despite decades of public health campaigns promoting pneumococcal vaccination to prevent pneumonia and related deaths, new real-world evidence suggests the shots may not be delivering the expected benefits. A 2025 population-based cohort study of more than 2.2 million adults in Catalonia, Spain, published Oct. 21, 2025 in BMC Infectious Diseases, found that recipients of pneumococcal […]
FDA May Investigate DNA Contamination in COVID Shots
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering investigating potential DNA contamination in mRNA COVID-19 shots. Tracy Beth Hoeg, MD, senior adviser to FDA commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, confirmed that the investigation is “something that’s being discussed.”1 Retsef Levi, PhD, chair of the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 immunization workgroup, […]
Higher Cancer Rates Found After Receipt of COVID-19 Shots
A new, peer-reviewed study by researchers in South Korea has found that people who received COVID-19 shots showed significantly higher rates of developing several cancers—including thyroid, stomach, colon, lung, breast, and prostate—compared to unvaccinated individuals. The research, published on Sept. 26, 2025 in the journal Biomarker Research, was authored by South Korean medics in orthopedic […]
Autism Symptoms Could Be Added to U.S. Vaccine Injury Program
On July 28, 2025, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he planned to overhaul the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP. In September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced it may add certain symptoms of autism to the official list of vaccine side effects eligible for […]
DHHS Investigating Risks of Getting COVID Shots During Pregnancy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is compiling case examples of reported harm related to receiving COVID-19 shots during pregnancy, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal in early September.1 Health officials plan to eventually publicly release the information they are compiling on the potential relationship between COVID shots and […]
COVID-19 Shots Associated with Neuropsychiatric Disorders
A 2025 study published in the International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science examined whether mRNA COVID-19 shots are linked to neuropsychiatric conditions, raising questions about their potential to damage the brain and mental health. The researchers, most of which are affiliated with The Wellness Company and the McCullough Foundation, note that the mRNA […]