Category: PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION

246 Fully Vaccinated People in Michigan Test Positive for COVID-19; 3 Dead

Michigan data shows 246 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after being fully vaccinated against the virus that causes it. The potential breakthrough cases were recorded between Jan. 1 and March 31. Eleven of the residents were hospitalized and three died, a spokesperson with the state Department of Health and Human…


A Third of COVID-19 Survivors Suffer Neurological or Mental Disorders: Study

LONDON—One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday. Researchers who conducted the analysis said it was not clear how the…


COVID-19 Vaccine Travel Pass to Be Launched on Apple in Mid-April

A pass that will enable travelers to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or a vaccination will be rolled out on Apple’s platform in mid-April. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is developing the pass, had planned to release it by the end of March. A spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email on…


Canada Issues Recall for Graphene Masks Amid Health Concerns

Canadian health authorities have issued a precautionary recall for masks containing graphene—a nanomaterial made up of a single layer of carbon atoms—citing the need to study health risks after a study in animals found the substance had “some potential” to cause lung toxicity. The recall, issued Friday by Health Canada, urges Canadians not to use…


Airline Trade Group: COVID-19 Vaccines Should Not Be Mandated for International Travel

While airlines advocate for a digital health passport that can prove people’s vaccination or negative test status to open up international travel again, an international airline trade group is saying COVID-19 vaccines should not be mandated. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says governments should not require a vaccine as proof for entry into a…


AstraZeneca Vaccine Suspended Again in Netherlands After Woman Who Received Jab Dies

The Netherlands temporarily suspended AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for a second time for people under the age of 60 after a woman who had received the jab died and four other women experienced serious complications, according to a report. The announcement to pause the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company’s vaccine was made in a government statement on Friday, which…


CDC Walks Back Comments From Director on People Fully Vaccinated Against Virus From China

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is walking back comments from its director about people who have been fully vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19. Rochelle Walensky, the director, said this week that new data from an agency study “suggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don’t…


Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine Caused Man’s Skin to Peel Off: Doctors

A reaction to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine caused a severe rash that eventually led to a man’s skin peeling off, doctors and the man said. “It all just happened so fast. My skin peeled off. It’s still coming off on my hands now,” Richard Terrell, 74, of Virginia, told WRIC. Terrell received the shot earlier…


Vaccine Passports May Not Be Effective in Reducing Spread of COVID-19

Experts say that relying solely on vaccine passports to allow people to engage in certain activities again is not an effective mitigation tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and may distract from other necessary interventions or from the message of vaccination itself. “I think pinning all our hopes on and putting all our efforts…


Vaccine Passports May Not Be Effective in Reducing Spread of COVID-19: Experts

Experts say that relying solely on vaccine passports to allow people to engage in certain activities again is not an effective mitigation tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and may distract from other necessary interventions or from the message of vaccination itself. “I think pinning all our hopes on and putting all our efforts…