Tag: booster shot

Capitol Report (March 30): US Could See Unprecedented Border Crossings

Border Patrol agents and the Biden administration are expecting a surge of illegal border crossings—up to 18,000 migrants every day. And this could start in hours or in days. Border state Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has just penned a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. President Joe Biden got his second booster on camera, while…


Capitol Report (March 29): Former Trump Officials Facing Criminal Contempt Charges

President Joe Biden hosted Singapore’s prime minister at the White House. We’ll unpack their plans on Russia, the supply chain, and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific—an area that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is working to destabilize with military and economic coercion. An American architect’s mother was arrested in China for upholding her belief. And…


Moderna President: We ‘Strongly Recommend’ 4th Vaccine Dose For Certain Groups

Certain groups of people are likely to benefit from the fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna President Stephen Hoge said on Monday. The elderly and the immunocompromised are recommended to receive a fourth shot of the vaccine, he said. “For those who are immune-compromised, those who are older adults, over the age of 50…


Fourth COVID Jab on the Way? Despite Plummeting Cases, FDA Pushes for Another Booster

As the conflict unfolds in Ukraine, you’ll notice how swiftly the media is pivoting all our attention onto war and Eastern Europe – just forget about COVID and all the harm that ill-advised pandemic policies have caused citizens.  (Remember the Johns Hopkins study which found that lockdowns “have had little to no public health effects”…


Despite Plummeting Cases, Fourth COVID Booster on the Way?

As the conflict unfolds in Ukraine, you’ll notice how swiftly the media is pivoting all our attention onto war and Eastern Europe – just forget about COVID and all the harm that ill-advised pandemic policies have caused citizens.  (Remember the Johns Hopkins study which found that lockdowns “have had little to no public health effects”…


Booster Hesitancy Increasing Amongst Australians

A study (pdf) conducted by the Australian National University shows booster hesitancy of Australians have increased compared to Oct. 2021, prior to the start of the booster program. In Jan. of 2022, 3472 Australians over 18 were surveyed on booster hesitancy, the group have been a consistent sample group for the university and was previously…


German Vaccine Panel Backs 2nd Booster for High-Risk Groups

BERLIN—Germany’s independent vaccination advisory panel said Thursday it is recommending a second vaccine booster shot for people aged 70 and above, among others particularly at risk from COVID-19. In a draft recommendation, the panel also advocated the extra shot for residents of nursing homes, people with immunodeficiency aged 5 and above, and staff at medical,…


Stanford Students Petition Against School Booster Mandate

STANFORD, Calif.—A group of Stanford University students, led by first-year Ph.D. student Monte Fischer, delivered to school leaders on Jan. 18 an open letter against the school’s booster shot mandates. The letter is addressed to President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Provost Persis Drell, and Associate Vice Provost Russell Furr. It demands a repeal to Stanford’s policy mandating…


Singapore to Require COVID-19 Booster Shots to Retain ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Status

Singapore authorities announced the “fully vaccinated” status of residents would lapse nine months after their last dose unless they get a booster shot. In a press conference on Jan. 5 by the Multi-Ministry Taskforce overseeing Singapore’s response to COVID-19, Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung announced the full vaccination status would now have an expiration…


FDA Shortens Interval for Moderna COVID-19 Booster Based on Safety Data From Pfizer’s Booster Doses

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to shorten the interval time for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to five months was based on scientific evidence that included the safety data from Pfizer’s booster shots given in Israel, the health regulator wrote in its authorization letter to Moderna. The health regulator announced Friday that it had amended…