Unproven technologies, unsafe ingredients and inadequate testing — fortunately, current law prohibits mandating unlicensed vaccines approved for “emergency use.” “It works!” trumpeted the normally stoic Nature journal about Pfizer’s early release results in a Phase III trial of its vaccine for COVID-19. Pfizer stated the vaccine was 90% effective when trial participants were exposed to SARS CoV-2, the virus said to cause…
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Forbes reports “Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Proves Ineffective In Treating Covid-19, WHO Study Finds”
The antiviral drug remdesivir had little or no effect in treating patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a study that has not yet been peer reviewed, but was coordinated by the World Health Organization and released on Thursday, casting doubt on one of the few promising treatments for the coronavirus. Remdesivir is the only specific drug…
Lifesite News reports “Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trials showed ‘severe’ side effects, ‘fever and aches’”
The company claims its shot is ‘90% effective’ and will be available to the public soon, but serious questions about the vaccine’s safety remain Mere days after Pfizer announced its new “90% effective” coronavirus vaccine, reports have emerged about “severe” side effects volunteers for the vaccine trial experienced, including fevers and headaches. According to the…
Slate reports “Researchers Find HPV Vaccine Trials Put Safety on the Back Burner”
A controversial new review of the HPV vaccine, which is recommended for boys and girls to prevent different types of cancer, suggests the shot’s safety was not adequately tested in the clinical trials leading up to its approval. Scientists widely agree that the vaccine has enormous potential to save lives globally, but unproven fears of side effects…
Epoch Times reports “Trump Administration Secures Deal to Supply COVID-19 Vaccine for Free to Nursing Homes”
President Donald Trump’s administration secured a deal with CVS and Walgreens to distribute and administer a COVID-19 vaccine for free to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, the administration announced on Friday. The deal relieves pressure on health departments and means residents and staff members at the facilities will be able to safely and efficiently get vaccinated once…
StatNews reports “Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant”
The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. A document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states that a “pausing rule” has been met, that the online system used to enroll patients in the study has been closed, and that the…
Stand For Health Freedom reports “Nazism, COVID-19 and the destruction of modern medicine: An interview with Vera Sharav”
Stand for Health Freedom recently had the honor of sitting down with Holocaust survivor Vera Sharav and capturing her personal story on film. It’s a story that every individual needs to hear. A renowned champion of human rights and expert in biomedical research ethics, Ms. Sharav offers rare and valuable insights into the public health…
Real Clear Politics reports “The Tragic Hydroxychloroquine Debate and Dr. Fauci’s Denial of Evidence”
As an epidemiologist trained to make causal inference, especially from observations, I feel strongly that there is an urgent need for an open and honest debate on the ability of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to save lives. I had not paid much attention to discussions related to the efficacy of pharmacological interventions in the treatment of Covid-19…
The Ethical Skeptic reports “Vaccinials – The Betrayed Generation of Americans”
We have created a new generation of Systemically Injured Kids (SIK): those born since 1994. 17 of 66 kids in a recent basketball tournament I attended, bore some variant of readily observable brain injury based disability. This was a random single observation and anecdote of course. But it is also science, and a part of…
NY Post reports “AstraZeneca halts COVID-19 vaccine trial after possible serious side effect”
Drug giant AstraZeneca has put its coronavirus-vaccine testing on hold after a study participant suffered a possible serious side effect, a report said Tuesday. The pharmaceutical manufacturer has been testing a potential vaccine it developed with the University of Oxford in Britain, and a UK participant’s suspected negative reaction to it prompted what the company called…