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Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Goes Into Liver Cells and Is Converted to DNA: Study

The messenger RNA (mRNA) from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is able to enter human liver cells and is converted into DNA, according to Swedish researchers at Lund University. The researchers found that when the mRNA vaccine enters the human liver cells, it triggers the cell’s DNA, which is inside the nucleus, to increase the production of…


South Korea Approves Pfizer’s Vaccine for Children Aged 5 to 11 Amid Increase in COVID-19 Cases

South Korea has approved the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, the Food and Drug Safety Ministry announced on Wednesday, following an increase in the country’s COVID-19 infections. The ministry stated that children with underlying health problems would be given priority to receive the Pfizer vaccine, with a vaccine rollout…


Japan to Start Vaccinating Children Aged 5 to 11

Japan will begin vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 in some areas this month, local media reported Monday, amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Vaccine distribution to municipalities and medical facilities will begin this week, with about 12 million doses of vaccine expected to be delivered nationwide by May, national broadcaster…


‘Worst Experience of My Life’: Early Vaccine Adopters Suffer Injuries, Struggle to Get Proper Care

Dr. Danice Hertz remembers vividly the day she got a COVID-19 vaccine. Hertz, a retired gastroenterologist, received Pfizer’s shot on Dec. 23, 2020, less than two weeks after U.S. regulators granted it emergency use authorization. Thirty minutes went by before an adverse reaction started. “My face started burning and tingling and my eyes got blurry,”…


Lawsuit Over Pfizer’s Disclosures Before Chantix Recall Is Dismissed

NEW YORK—A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit by consumers who accused Pfizer Inc. of failing to disclose the presence of cancer-causing agents in Chantix before recalling the anti-smoking drug. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan found no plausible allegations that Pfizer had a duty to disclose that Chantix was…


Heart Inflammation Manifested Unusually in 2 Boys Who Died Shortly After Getting Pfizer Vaccine: Study

Autopsies of two boys who died shortly after getting Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine indicate heart inflammation was the primary cause of death, medical examiners found. Both boys were found dead in their beds, one three days after receiving the second dose of Pfizer’s vaccine and the other four days after receipt of the second dose. Both…


Facts Matter (Feb. 16): Exclusive: Pfizer Clinical Trial Whistleblower Presses Forward With Lawsuit Without US Government’s Help

According to its newly published earnings report, Pfizer is pretty much swimming in cash. In fact, just from the vaccine alone, it has brought in $36 billion—making its vaccine the No. 1 top-selling pharmaceutical product ever in a single year from any company, by a very wide margin. However, not everything is going smoothly for…


FDA Delayed Decision on Pfizer’s Vaccine for Children Due to Low Number of COVID-19 Cases in Trial: Gottlieb

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pushed back a decision on whether to clear Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 because both arms of Pfizer’s clinical trial have a low number of COVID-19 cases, a Pfizer board member and former FDA commissioner says. “Since there’s a low number of cases overall in the clinical…


EXCLUSIVE: Pfizer Trial Whistleblower Presses Forward With Lawsuit Without US Government’s Help

A former clinical trial overseer for a contractor holding trials of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is pressing forward with a lawsuit against Pfizer and her former company despite the U.S. government declining to side with her. Brook Jackson was fired by the contractor, Ventavia Research Group, in 2020. She came forward as a whistleblower in 2021….


Neb. Gov. on Historic Low Unemployment; Bitcoin Donations Going Up for Freedom Convoy | NTD Business

The state of Nebraska notched the lowest unemployment rate in the history of America, we bring you an exclusive interview with the governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, to see what the state is doing right. Coffee prices rising across the United States. We take a look at what’s behind it — and how smaller coffee…