Influenza-COVID Combo Vaccine Trial Halted Over Safety Concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put a hold on Novavax’s COVID-influenza combination vaccine and standalone influenza vaccines being tested in clinical trials after a participant reported nerve damage following receipt of the experimental vaccine in January 2024.1 Reported symptoms were diagnosed as motor neuropathy, a disease process that can be acquired, hereditary […]
Man’s Face Paralyzed After Receiving Pfizer’s COVID Shot
Larry Lowe, a 54-year-old resident of Omagh, Northern Ireland, experienced facial paralysis after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty mRNA COVID-19 shot on Dec. 15, 2021. Prior to getting vaccinated, Lowe was healthy and physically active. Shortly after he receiving the shot, he developed numbness on the right side of his face and persistent pain. “I had […]
Triathlete Who Suffered Torn Coronary Artery Days After COVID Shots Undergoes More Surgery
In mid-2021, triathlete and fitness instructor Ingi Doyle of Queensland, Australia received two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) COVID-19 biologic. The first shot on June 12, 2021 left her with a sore arm. After the second shot on July 4, she developed a severe adverse reaction that resulted in an aortic […]
COVID-19 Shots Linked to Higher Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease
Several studies during the past two years have shown a link between COVID-19 vaccination and the development of neurological complications involving different types of brain dysfunction, including Alzheimer’s disease. The most recent of these studies was published earlier this year in the British medical journal QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. Researchers investigated the association between COVID […]
Florida Health Officials Issue Warning About New mRNA COVID Booster Shots
On Sept. 12, 2024, the Florida Surgeon General and Department of Health provided guidance on 2024/2025 COVID-19 boosters stating that medical providers concerned about the health risks associated with COVID disease for patients over the age of 65 or with underlying health conditions should prioritize patient access to non-mRNA COVID shots and treatment.1 Florida’s Surgeon General Opposes […]
Young Woman With Blood Disorder Develops Painful Severe Reaction to Multiple Vaccinations
A 23-year-old woman being treated for a rare autoimmune blood disorder at UCI Medical Center in Orange, California earlier this month report suffered a severe reaction after receiving multiple vaccines for tetanus, pneumococcal and meningitis at the hospital. Alexis Lorenze, who in January 2024 was diagnosed with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), went to UCI Medical […]