The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is able to evade the protection bestowed by messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines, such as those from Pfizer and Moderna, a South African study has found. A study published Tuesday in The Lancet examined some of the first documented breakthrough cases of the highly transmissible Omicron strain, which emerged…
Omicron Evades mRNA Booster Protection, South African Study Shows
January 20, 2022
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Facts Matter (Jan. 19): Judge Overturns Florida Election, Cites ‘Illegal’ Votes; Council Member Ousted and Replaced
January 19, 2022
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In Florida, a judge just ruled to overturn the results of a 2020 town council election, and he ordered the council member to be removed from his position—after the judge uncovered evidence that suggested enough votes were illegally cast and illegally procured to alter the results. Meanwhile, in Israel, a new study regarding the effects…
Omicron Virus Variant Linked to Less Severe Outcomes in Children in New Study
The Omicron virus variant causes less severe disease in young children, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed health records of nearly 80,000 children under 5 years old who contracted the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19, for the first time, mostly when the Delta virus strain was dominant in the United States. Comparing the…
Phthalates’ regulatory standards may not protect people’s health, new study
This story was originally published on the Environmental Health News website “Safe” limits on human exposure to phthalates set by national and international regulatory authorities may not adequately protect public health, according to a new analysis published in the journal Environmental Health on Monday. The study, synthesizing dozens of human studies, drew significant associations between…
Babies Born During Pandemic Have Lower Developmental Scores: Study
Babies who were born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had lower developmental scores compared to pre-pandemic, a study suggests. According to research published on Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics, COVID-19 infection during pregnancy does not appear to affect infants’ brain function, but the pandemic itself may be having an impact. A group of…
Facts Matter (Dec. 13): New Study Finds Natural Immunity 6 Times More Protective Over Time Than Vaccine Alone
Last week, a new study came out of Israel. It was a fairly large study, looking at about two-thirds of the entire population of the country. It found that people with natural immunity were about six times less likely to get infected with COVID-19 than people who were exclusively vaccinated. And this is only the…
Nearly 26,000 Tons of Pandemic-Related Plastic Waste Pollutes the Ocean: Study
Some 25,900 tons of pandemic-related plastic now pollute the ocean, with the majority stemming from hospital and medical waste, a study has found. The study, published in the online journal PNAS on Monday, found that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic until Aug. 23 this year, approximately 8.4 million tons of plastic waste had been…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Booster Dose Effective in Preventing Severe Disease: Israeli Study
November 1, 2021
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A booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine five months after a second shot reduces an individual’s risk of hospitalization by 93 percent, according to an Israeli study published on Thursday. The study, published in The Lancet medical journal (pdf), was conducted by Israel’s largest HMO Clalit Health Services, with funding from Harvard Medical School. Researchers…
J&J Says COVID-19 Booster Dose Increases Antibody Levels ‘Nine-Fold’
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 booster shots are able to generate high levels of antibodies and increase people’s immunity against the CCP virus, the company reported on Wednesday. The drugmaker’s latest findings are based on two Phase 2 studies conducted on people previously inoculated with its single-shot vaccine. Participants in the studies got a booster dose six…
Author of Retracted Study on Harm of Mask-Wearing by Children Says Removal Was ‘Political’
The lead author of a now-retracted research note that claimed children’s masks trapped dangerously high concentrations of carbon dioxide has said that JAMA Pediatrics’ decision to pull the paper was politically motivated. The research note, “Experimental Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Content in Inhaled Air With or Without Face Masks in Healthy Children: A Randomized Clinical…
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