Category: Vaccine

UK Health Agency Extends Gap Between Infection and Shots for Children

LONDON—The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday that children aged between 12 and 15 should delay getting a COVID-19 vaccine if they have recently had COVID to at least 12 weeks after they were infected. The advice brings guidance for 12 to 15-year-olds into line with that for 16 and 17-year-olds, who were…


LA Mayor: Dozens of Unvaccinated Employees on Unpaid Leave, Hundreds to Follow

Almost 80 Los Angeles city employees have been put on leave without pay after refusing to adhere to the city’s mandate to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by December, according to LA Mayor Eric Garcetti. As of Nov. 17, 77 city employees have been put on leave after declining to sign notices that instruct employees to…


Aspirin Doesn’t Help Those Hospitalized With COVID-19 According to New Study

A new study has revealed that the use of aspirin for COVID-19, while not necessarily harmful, has shown no clear positive benefits against those who have been hospitalized with the virus. The international study included participants at 177 hospitals in the UK, as well as hospitals in Indonesia and Nepal. The study investigated the impact…


New Mexico Governor Says Fully Vaccinated ‘Means 3 Vaccines’

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham went beyond endorsing a COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults, saying she believes being fully vaccinated now means a person should have three shots. At a a virtual pandemic briefing, she said the definition of “fully vaccinated” changing to three shots would reflect concerns that COVID-19 vaccines start losing…


New Mexico Governor Says Fully Vaccinated Means Three Doses

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham went beyond endorsing a COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults, saying she believes being fully vaccinated now means a person should have three shots. At a a virtual pandemic briefing, she said the definition of “fully vaccinated” changing to three shots would reflect concerns that COVID-19 vaccines start losing…


New Mexico Governor Says Fully Vaccinated Means 3 Doses

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham went beyond endorsing a COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults, saying she believes being fully vaccinated now means a person should have three shots. At a a virtual pandemic briefing, she said the definition of “fully vaccinated” changing to three shots would reflect concerns that COVID-19 vaccines start losing…


Vaccine Damage Payouts in UK Could Soar Next Year

The number of claims for the UK’s vaccine injury scheme is expected to be 18 times higher next year, according to a government-backed health body. The number was revealed in a tender for a contract for Medical Assessments: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, published on Nov. 15, which runs until Dec. 16, 2022. The Vaccine Damage…


FDA Asks Court for 55 Years to Fully Release Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked a federal judge on Nov. 15 to give it until the year 2076 to fully release the documents in its possession tied to the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA’s request was made in a filing as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit…


Eight Dead and Dozens Test Positive With COVID-19 in Connecticut Nursing Home Outbreak

Eight people have died and nearly 100 residents and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 after an outbreak in a Connecticut nursing home facility. Geer Village Senior Community in Canaan, Connecticut, has experienced a wave of cases since reporting three positive cases in October. An NBC Connecticut report stated a total of 89 residents…


13 States Sue to Block Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

President Joe Biden’s administration is facing two more major lawsuits challenging the legality of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. One suit, filed by 12 attorneys general in federal court in Shreveport, Louisiana, asserts the administration violated federal law by requiring approximately 17 million healthcare workers to get a jab. The powers given to the health…