Category: covid-19 booster shots

House Judiciary Probing Claims That Biden Admin Pressured FDA to Rush COVID-19 Booster Approvals

The House Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into whether the Biden administration pressured the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to speed up its approvals of COVID-19 booster shots. In three April 10 letters to current and former FDA officials, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)—who chairs the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform,…


Health Canada Approves Pfizer’s COVID Booster for Children 5 to 11 Years Old

Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster vaccine for children five to 11 years old following approval two months ago of the same shot for individuals 12 years and older. “After a thorough and independent scientific review of the evidence, Health Canada has determined that the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty Omicron BA.4/BA.5 bivalent-adapted booster vaccine for children 5 to…


Inhaled COVID-19 Vaccine Approved in China as Profits of Vaccine Giant Plummet

China’s State Drug Administration granted approval of an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use as a booster vaccine last week. Vaccine manufacturer CanSino Biologics made the announcement on Sept. 4, saying it had developed and obtained approval for an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine after a proposal by China’s National Health Commission. The vaccine, called  Convidecia, uses…


Capitol Report (Sept. 9): Dr. Fauci Says No Time for Booster Trials; Investigating Forced Labor

It’s been a week of legal highs and lows for former President Donald Trump—from a victory in the special master case to a recent development in a case against Hillary Clinton. Are your tax dollars going to China to buy solar panels made with slave labor? House lawmakers are sounding the alarm, calling for an…


Health Canada Approves Moderna’s Omicron Booster Vaccine

Health Canada has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna that targets both the original strain of the novel coronavirus and the Omicron variant. The new shots approved by Health Canada, called bivalent vaccines, are designed to recognize specific mutations in the spike protein of the Omicron BA.1 subvariant. In a decision posted on Health…


LIVE NOW: FDA Authorizes Updated COVID-19 Boosters; Snap to Lay Off Over 1.2K Staff | NTD Business

The Food and Drug Administration greenlights updated booster shots for COVID-19. What’s new about them? More tech layoffs: Snapchat’s parent company, laying off a big chunk of its global workforce—as it struggles to grow sales. Over two dozen states cutting taxes and returning money to people after bringing in more than they actually need. Who doesn’t…


FDA Authorizes Updated COVID-19 Boosters; Snapchat to Lay Off Over 1,200 Staff | NTD Business

The Food and Drug Administration greenlights updated booster shots for COVID-19. What’s new about them? More tech layoffs: Snapchat’s parent company is laying off a big chunk of its global workforce—as it struggles to grow sales. Over two dozen states are cutting taxes and returning money to people after bringing in more than they actually need….


Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots for Over-12s Expected Within Few Weeks: White House Official

The newly-updated COVID-19 booster shots targeting the latest Omicron variants of COVID-19 will be available to Americans over the age of 12 in the coming weeks, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on Wednesday. “I believe it’s going to be available and every American over the age of 12 will be eligible for…


Hong Kong Legislator Tests Positive for COVID-19 a Week After Boasting About 5th Vaccine Shot

Tang Ka-piu, a Hong Kong politician who said he received five shots of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines, tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 5. He had previously taken three shots of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and very recently participated in a mixed-vaccine study in which he took two additional shots. Tang, a member of the Legislative…


University of Toronto Mandates COVID Booster Shot for In-Residence Students This Fall

The University of Toronto (U of T) has mandated a COVID-19 booster requirement for all students and employees who will be living in residence during the 2022-23 academic year. “Students living in residences this fall will be required to have a primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine and at least one booster dose before moving…