Tag: Editor’s Picks

FDA Advisers Back COVID-19 Vaccine Pivot in Move Toward Annual Shot

Experts who advise the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on immunizations were supportive on Jan. 26 of a planned pivot on COVID-19 vaccines. Members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted to recommend the FDA stop using the original vaccines, which only target the obsolete Wuhan strain, in favor of new bivalent…


Stroke After Pfizer Booster May Be Connected to Flu Vaccine: Officials

Instances of stroke following receipt of Pfizer’s new booster in the elderly may be connected to the influenza vaccine, officials said on Jan. 26. One-hundred thirty cases of ischemic stroke, which can be deadly, were recorded among people aged 65 or older within 21 days of a bivalent Pfizer booster, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related…


Shen Yun Is ‘A Fantastical Journey’: Video Director

FOLSOM, Calif.—Richard Malmberg, video producer and director and head of Iron Mountain Films, has created a number of award-winning videos, and at the Harris Center in Folsom, California the evening of Jan. 25 he witnessed “one of the cleverest uses of combining live actors with a video that I’ve seen.” “I don’t know how they…


Composer Applauds Shen Yun’s Artistry and Passion: ‘I Had Tears in My Eyes the Whole Time’

FOLSOM, Calif.—Music is a window to the soul, and dance and music complement each other in a way that no other two art forms can. With Shen Yun Performing Arts, both its dance and music are unique. I appreciate the discipline and the organic process of Western and Eastern fusion.— Marcus Feldman “That was very…


UK Government Ending COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for Healthy People Under 50

People under 50 without conditions that put them at risk from COVID-19 will soon not be able to get a COVID-19 booster, the United Kingdom government announced on Jan. 25. Uptake in the under-50 population has been extremely low since early 2022 and the government is accepting a recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination…


Shen Yun ‘More Than Just a Performance’ Says Alabama Patron

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Jeff Kennedy, construction business owner in Huntsville, was uplifted by the beauty, passion, and spirituality of Shen Yun Performing Arts. “Their beauty goes beyond their performance—there’s a passion,” he said, “I appreciate them for bringing that to my family in Huntsville.” Mr. Kennedy, his two daughters Shea and Eva, and their friend attended a…


FDA Rushed Approval for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine to Enable Vaccine Mandates: Emails

U.S. regulators sped up the approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to enable vaccine mandates, according to newly released emails. Pfizer and BioNTech asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2021 to approve their vaccine. Regulators said publicly that the review of the Biologics License Application would likely be done by January 2022, but…


Shen Yun Is ‘Very Freeing and Very Uplifting,’ Says Company VP

FAIRFAX, Va.— Josephine Abboud, a vice president in marketing, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the George Mason University Center for the Arts on Jan. 22. “It’s exquisite,” she said. As soon as the curtain went up for the opening program, Ms. Abboud felt a sense of freedom and optimism. “It was very freeing and very…


Elevated Rate of Facial Paralysis Identified After Pfizer COVID-19 Booster in Elderly: FDA

An elevated rate of Bell’s palsy was identified among elderly people after vaccination with a Pfizer booster shot, U.S. regulators said in a new study. The “small but statistically significant elevation” in Bell’s palsy was detected after vaccination with Pfizer’s old booster, which is no longer available in the United States, researchers with the U.S….


Attending Shen Yun, Chinese Doctoral Student Feels Grateful and Inspired

GRONINGEN, Netherlands—A Chinese Ph.D. student said she couldn’t control her tears when attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the MartiniPlaza in Groningen on Lunar New Year’s Eve, Jan. 21. “I was shocked deeply. No words can describe how shocked I felt. It’s incredibly exciting and inspiring,” said Ms. Liu Yanzhe, a Ph.D. student who has…