Category: Vaccines

Germany Advises Against Moderna Shot for Young People Over Rare Heart Condition

German health authorities followed other European nations on Wednesday in advising against the use of Moderna’s Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 30 after evidence emerged the shot has a slightly higher risk of cardiac inflammation. A German advisory committee, known as STIKO, cited findings similar to a study published on Nov. 8…


Vaccine Mandates Make Cities Unsafe and Hurt Private Business

It was anticipated that once vaccines passed FDA approval, vaccine mandates would follow, and I examine the effect this is having on workers in the critical civil service sector, such as on policemen, firefighters, and military—some of whom have legitimate reasons for not wanting to take the vaccine, which underscores the issue of medical freedom….


Facts Matter (Nov. 8): New Study Finds Efficacy of 2 Vaccines Drops Below 50%. One of them to Only 13%

On Saturday, a federal court of appeals officially blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private businesses. They did so because the judge believes that there may be serious constitutional issues with the rule. Meanwhile, a new study found that the effectiveness of all three of the vaccines available in America decreases dramatically over time—with…


Pennsylvania Governor to Allow School Mask Mandates to Expire in January

Public school districts in Pennsylvania will be allowed to remove their mask requirement in January, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday. The statewide mask mandate, which was imposed in early September in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, is set to expire on Jan. 17, 2022. Wolf said at that time, schools may…


Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill Prohibiting Vaccine Mandate for Minors

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation that would prohibit the federal government and any entity at the federal, state, and local level that receives federal funding—including school districts—from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for minors. “Parents should have the right to decide what is best for their children in…


Austria Bans the Unvaccinated From Restaurants as COVID-19 Cases Surge

VIENNA—Austria said on Friday it is barring those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from cafes, restaurants, and hairdressers as infections approach the record set a year ago and the government struggles to convince holdouts to get the shot. Roughly 64 percent of Austria’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in line with the European Union…


Louisiana Court Temporarily Blocks Healthcare Vaccine Mandate

Louisiana’s largest health system has been forced by a state appeals court ruling that it must refrain from firing or disciplining employees who refuse a COVID-19 vaccine mandate while the legality of the decision is being challenged. The ruling by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport came on Thursday ahead of the healthcare…


Xi Pushes G20 Leaders to Recognize China’s Vaccines, Complains About Virus Origin Tracing Efforts

Chinese leader Xi Jinping pushed world leaders to accept China-made vaccines while lodging complaints about Western inquiry into the COVID-19 virus origin during a virtual address at the Group of 20 summit in Rome. Speaking on Oct. 30 via video link, Xi boasted about the country’s vaccine outreach, which saw 1.6 billion doses of Chinese…


Moderna to Supply Africa With up to 110 Million COVID Doses

NAIROBI, Kenya—Moderna on Tuesday said it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries. The announcement said Moderna is prepared to deliver the first 15 million doses by the end of this year, with 35 million in the first quarter of 2022 and up to 60 million in…


Moderna to Supply Africa With up to 110 Million COVID-19 Doses

NAIROBI, Kenya—Moderna on Tuesday said it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries. The announcement said Moderna is prepared to deliver the first 15 million doses by the end of this year, with 35 million in the first quarter of 2022 and up to 60 million in…