A German resident has filed a lawsuit against BioNTech due to alleged negative side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine. The plaintiff, a woman, is suing BioNtech for compensation of at least 150,000 euros ($161,226) for bodily harm allegedly resulting from its COVID-19 vaccine. According to the plaintiff, who has not made her name public, she…

News Analysis Sinovac Biotech is the largest producer of the COVID-19 vaccine in China. Despite concerns over the efficacy of the Sinovac vaccine, the biopharmaceutical company’s subsidiary made a net profit of $1.67 billion in the first quarter of this year alone. While Sinovac is generating large profits, it’s noteworthy that some of its investors have strong political…

Public trust in Chinese-made vaccine safety is further eroded as the Hong Kong government announces changes in vaccine related death counts. The Hong Kong Vaccine Expert Committee announced on June 1 that they will no longer count post-vaccination deaths that do not have a strong correlation to COVID-19 vaccines, and they will only count deaths…