Tag: PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION

Institutional Corruption and a Pandemic of Misinformation: Previous Proponent for COVID-19 Jabs Calls for Global Stop

In a recent study, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a leading British cardiologist and previously a proponent for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, declared the global pandemic a pandemic of misinformation and called for a global stop of COVID-19 vaccinations. “What has become clear with regard to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines is that we have a…


Quebec Tory Leader Calls for Inquiry Into Pandemic Management by Private Firm

Quebec Conservative Party Leader Éric Duhaime on Friday called for an inquiry into the province’s outsourcing of many facets of the pandemic’s management to U.S. consulting firm McKinsey, including any potential conflicts of interest issues. “Should we understand that the [François] Legault government gave a consulting firm the duty to manage Quebec in 2020, with…


Mix of Joy and Frustration for Separated Families as Canada Lifts Border Restrictions

Some families with loved ones in Canada and the United States are ecstatic about Ottawa’s decision to lift border restrictions, since they will be able to reunite. But beneath the joy there is deep frustration that has built up over the past years and the sentiment that the battle is only half-won, as the U.S….


Mix of Joy, Frustration for Separated Families as Canada Lifts Border Restrictions

Some families with loved ones in Canada and the United States are ecstatic about Ottawa’s decision to lift border restrictions, since they will be able to reunite. But beneath the joy there is deep frustration that has built up over the past years and the sentiment that the battle is only half-won, as the U.S….


Major Air Carriers Criticize Ottawa’s COVID Approach, Welcome Lifting of Restrictions

Major air carriers in Canada have issued statements criticizing how the federal government managed the pandemic in their sector after it announced measures would be lifted on Oct. 1, with Air Canada saying they weren’t based on science. “Air Canada welcomes the removal of these restrictions, acknowledging that air travel is safe and that the measures were not…


COVID Vaccines Contaminate Breastmilk With mRNA: JAMA Study

A new study published on the JAMA network concludes that mRNA from COVID vaccines can be transmitted in small amounts through breast milk. The authors of the study examined 11 “lactating individuals,” after getting either the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA shots. Nine of them were white, one black, and one Asian. Five of the participants…


COVID Vaccines Contaminate Breastmilk With mRNA: Study

A new study published on the JAMA network concludes that mRNA from COVID vaccines can be transmitted in small amounts through breast milk. The authors of the study examined 11 “lactating individuals,” after getting either the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA shots. Nine of them were white, one black, and one Asian. Five of the participants…


COVID-19 Mutation Linked to Kids With Neurological Diseases, Taiwanese Researchers Find

As Taiwan experiences another wave of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, doctors report seeing a high number of children with neurological diseases, including encephalitis. According to a research report by a Taipei hospital, the surge in encephalitis cases appears to be correlated with an Omicron subvariant mutation. The study by Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei, published…


BioNTech and Sinovac Vaccines Less Effective Against Omicron: Study

The BioNTech and Sinovac vaccines are significantly less effective against Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 compared to the original virus strain, according to a new study. The study, jointly conducted by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, found that the levels of antibodies produced against BA.4 and BA.5…


EU Regulator Backs Wider Use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Therapy

LONDON—Europe’s medicines regulator has backed using AstraZeneca’s preventative COVID-19 therapy as a treatment for the disease and also endorsed another medicine as preventative option for another common virus. The regulator’s recommendations are usually followed by the European Commission when it takes a final decision on drug approvals. AstraZeneca said on Friday the European Medicines Agency…