Several U.S. military personnel who received a smallpox vaccination died from heart inflammation while others had not recovered from the same inflammation years after first experiencing the condition, an in-depth review of medical records has found. Autopsies of two male military members in their 20s who suddenly died uncovered heart inflammation, or myocarditis. There were…

Commentary When it comes to the business of vaccines and biosecurity, the land of free enterprise is all up for large-scale state intervention to create and prop up markets. Some of the generals behind the biosecurity “Manhattan Project” believe the War on Microbes is too important to leave to politicians or Adam Smith’s invisible hand. In…

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced on Sept. 9 the finding, from joint research by the HKUST and the University of Melbourne, Australia, that the immune response induced by vaccinia virus-based smallpox vaccines is cross-reactive with the monkeypox virus in humans. The findings were published in the international scientific journal Viruses….

What are the odds? In 2017, we started accumulating this vaccine – and this week, despite zero deaths attributed to the disease, the WHO leader overruled the treaty committee to declare a monkeypox public health emergency. STORY AT-A-GLANCE By the third week of July 2022, some 16,000 cases of monkeypox had been recorded across 75…

Non-scientific speculation regarding monkeypox is being used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to “justify further human rights violations” with a rollout of new, experimental vaccines, claims the World Council for Health (WCH), an independent nonprofit initiative. There is no rational scientific basis for vaccinating people for smallpox in order to prevent the spread of…

A possible case of monkeypox infection is being investigated in New York City following one confirmed incident that was earlier reported in Massachusetts. NYC health officials confirmed Friday (pdf) that a resident from the city has tested positive for the family of viruses that includes monkeypox. The patient is currently in isolation. Officials had earlier…

A possible case of monkeypox infection is being investigated in New York City following one confirmed incident that was earlier reported in Massachusetts. NYC health officials confirmed Friday (pdf) that a resident from the city has tested positive for the family of viruses that includes monkeypox. The patient is currently in isolation. Officials had earlier…

Canada’s top public health officials say they are looking at the possible use of smallpox vaccines against monkeypox, after the first two cases of monkeypox infections in the country were confirmed in Quebec this week. Canada’s chief public health officer Theresa Tam told reporters at a press conference on May 20 that federal public health…

The Biden administration has placed an order for millions of doses of a vaccine intended to protect against smallpox and monkeypox, after the first case of monkeypox in the United States this year was confirmed in Massachusetts on May 18. Monkeypox, a viral disease typically limited to Africa, has been reported in several countries with more than…

Commentary Donald Henderson, who died in 2016, was a giant in the field of epidemiology and public health. He was also a man whose prophetic warnings from 2006 we chose to ignore in March of 2020. Dr. Henderson directed a ten-year international effort from 1967–1977 that successfully eradicated smallpox. Following this, he served as Dean…