Tag: Vaccine

NYC Mayor Denies Accusations of Being Lobbied to Nullify Vaccine Mandate for Local Athletes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams denied accusations about economic groups lobbying for different sports teams intending to end the NYC vaccine mandates for athletes in order to let games resume normality. Adams, a Democrat, on Thursday said that all private and city workers will still need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, but athletes and performers…


Coping With Vaccine Side Effects

The vaccines promoted to protect against COVID-19 are described as safe. So why are there so many reports of adverse reactions? And just how much harm do these shots cause? There is no easy metric to answer these questions, but there are a variety of sources to consider. One source is the Vaccine Adverse Events…


Protection From Second Booster Quickly Wanes: Israeli Study

The boosted protection from a second booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine against virus infection quickly waned, a new study found. People with three doses have seen their protection against infection drop considerably following the emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, also known as the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. That prompted Israeli regulators to clear…


Canada’s International Development Minister Urges WHO to Approve Medicago Vaccine

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago’s COVID-19 shot so it can be donated and used by the COVAX vaccine-sharing alliance. But he says Canada’s ability to get more doses out the door to lower-income countries depends mostly on getting reassurance they can and will be used…


Australian State and South Korea to Work on the Development of the Global RNA Ecosystem

The Australian state of Victoria and South Korea are joining forces to enhance RNA and mRNA vaccine research capabilities. The partnership was formalised by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between mRNA Victoria and the South Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI). Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule that plays an essential role…


Judge Blocks Washington Law That Let Children Get Vaccines Without Parental Consent

A federal judge on March 18 blocked a Washington, D.C., law that allowed children in the nation’s capital to receive a vaccine without parental consent. The parents who sued over the law appear likely to succeed in proving claims that the law violates federal statutes and will be irreparably harmed if a preliminary injunction weren’t…


Air Force Veteran Forced to Choose Between Getting Vaccine or Dying

Chad Carswell was barely 18 when insurgents during Operation Enduring Freedom took aim at his KC-135—a giant gas tank with wings—with him and other Air Force crewmen inside. He described a chaotic scene in an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times and the moment he realized the only way to thwart a deadly and fiery…


Moderna’s COVID Shot Gets Canada Authorization for Kids Aged 6 to 11

Moderna Inc said on Thursday Canada authorized its COVID-19 vaccine for use in children between 6 and 11 years of age. The vaccine, branded Spikevax, was recently cleared for use among kids in the same age group in Australia and the European Union. Moderna last year said its two-dose vaccine generated virus-neutralizing antibodies in children…


WHO May Reject Canadian-Made Medicago COVID-19 Vaccine Because of Ties to Big Tobacco

The World Health Organization says it is expecting to reject the COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Canada’s Medicago because of the company’s ties to big tobacco. The Medicago Covifenz vaccine was authorized in Canada last month. Dr. Mariângela Simão, WHO’s assistant director general for drug access, vaccines and pharmaceuticals, says the application for Covifenz to get…


Vaccinated Travellers Will No Longer Need a COVID-19 Test to Come to Canada: Source

Vaccinated travellers will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test to come to Canada as of April 1, according to a source in the federal government. The source, who is not authorized to speak publicly about the upcoming policy change, said an official announcement is expected later this week. The change is welcome news, just…