Government Agencies Ordered to Erase All Federal Employee COVID Vaccination Records
U.S. government agencies have been ordered to erase any records of employees’ COVID-19 vaccination status, noncompliance with pandemic-era mandates, or vaccine exemption requests, according to an Aug. 8, 2025 memo from U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor. Issued in response to recent litigation, the directive comes four years after the previous administration […]
Thimerosal to Be Banned from Use in All Vaccines in U.S.
In 1999, the U.S Public Health Service, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and vaccine manufacturers, jointly agreed that any potential risk from thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative found in some inactivated vaccines, warranted its removal as soon as possible. Over the next few years, most routine pediatric vaccines in the U.S. became thimerosal-free […]
Dental Floss Tested as a New Route for Vaccine Administration
In a 2025 study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers reported that applying floss laced with vaccine components such as proteins and inactive viruses along the gum lines of mice triggered an immune response.1 The goal is to use dental floss to vaccinate large numbers of people during a pandemic. The researchers found that “Floss-based […]
Pre-filled Syringe Version of GSK’s Shingles Vaccine Approved by FDA
On July 17, 2025, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a license to GSK plc (formerly GlaxoSmithKline) to distribute a pre-filled syringe version of Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant Adjuvanted) vaccine to control outbreaks of shingles (herpes zoster) in adults. The pre-filled syringe version of Shingrix was approved for use by adults […]
Push for National Bird Flu Vaccine Program as USDA Points to Falling Egg Prices After Gains in Biosecurity Containment
Publicity about avian influenza (H5N1) infecting chickens, turkeys and cows in the United States1 and globally has been widespread for several years as fears about the possibility of bird flu epidemics among humans have led to calls for acceleration of development and use of animal and human bird flu vaccines.2 3 4 5 In February […]
FDA Approves Yeztugo as Injectable Product to Prevent HIV in Adults and Adolescents
Last week, Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Yeztugo (lenacapavir), the company’s injectable HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Yeztugo is not labeled a “vaccine” but is a pharmaceutical product intended to reduce the risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) via sexual activity […]