Tag: Vaccines & Safety

Hard Evidence in New Study: Brain, Heart Damage Caused by mRNA Vaccine

Scientists in Germany have found that mRNA vaccination, not COVID-19 infection itself, caused brain and heart damage in an older adult with underlying conditions. This study was published in October 2022 in the journal Vaccines: “A Case Report: Multifocal Necrotizing Encephalitis and Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination against COVID-19.” It examined the situation of a…


Protection From New COVID-19 Vaccines Drops Sharply Within Months: CDC

The new COVID-19 vaccines provide a boost to protection against hospitalization but that shielding wanes within months, according to unpublished data presented on Feb. 24. A bivalent Pfizer or Moderna booster increased protection against hospitalization initially by 52 percent, but that protection dropped to 36 percent beyond 59 days, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…


Previously Undisclosed COVID Vaccine Agreements Between Pfizer and Israel Released

Previously disclosed agreements regarding the sale of COVID-19 vaccines between Pfizer and the Israeli Ministry of Health were revealed to the public for the first time on Feb. 20. The documents include the Confidential Disclosure Agreement that was signed on July 12, 2020; the Binding Term Sheet signed on Nov. 13, 2020; the Manufacturing and…


Moderna mRNA Cancer Vaccine Gets FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a “breakthrough therapy” designation to Moderna’s personalized mRNA skin cancer vaccine combined with a drug by Merck for treating patients with high-risk melanoma. The “breakthrough therapy” designation has been granted to Moderna’s mRNA-4157/V940, an investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA…


Do COVID Vaccines Cause Tinnitus? The CDC Declines to Investigate

Some scientists and published studies have suggested a link between COVID-19 vaccines and tinnitus, commonly known as “ringing in the ears.” Some 25 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, according to the American Tinnitus Association (ATA). The ATA explains that while tinnitus is commonly referred to as “ringing in the ears,” it can involve “many different…


US Government Received $400 Million in COVID-19 Vaccine Royalty Payments: Moderna

Moderna said on Feb. 23 that it recently reached a patent agreement with the U.S. government over disputed technology that is featured in its COVID-19 vaccine. In December 2022, Moderna entered “a nonexclusive patent license agreement” with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said CFO Jamey Mock during an earnings call on Thursday….


COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in US Cities Did Not Reduce Viral Spread, Deaths: Study

COVID-19 vaccine mandates implemented by city administrations across the United States did little to restrict the spread of infection and ended up negatively affecting unvaccinated individuals and businesses, according to latest research by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. The study, “Indoor Vaccine Mandates in US Cities, Vaccination Behavior, and COVID-19 Outcomes,” questioned the…


Hearing on Pfizer Clinical Trial Violations Set to Take Place

A hearing is scheduled to take place in a legal case brought by a whistleblower who confirmed that violations occurred during the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial. The company Ventavia failed to properly report adverse events and keep all participants blinded, according to internal communications revealed by Brook Jackson, the whistleblower. Pfizer paid ICON, a clinical…


Laval U Drops Third Disciplinary Process Against Prof Critical of COVID Vaccination

A professor at Laval University currently suspended without pay for a second time for his criticism of COVID-19 vaccination in children says the institution has abandoned on Feb. 14 a third disciplinary process against him which could have led to his firing. Patrick Provost, a full professor in the Department of Microbiology, Infectious diseases and Immunology…


Congress Prepares to Investigate COVID-19 Vaccines

Members of Congress are preparing to probe COVID-19 vaccine development and other issues related to the shots. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic is planning to investigate how possible side effects are being studied, the regulatory process of authorizing and approving the vaccines, and why the vaccines were mandated, members told The Epoch Times. One…