The House Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into whether the Biden administration pressured the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to speed up its approvals of COVID-19 booster shots. In three April 10 letters to current and former FDA officials, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)—who chairs the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform,…

Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster vaccine for children five to 11 years old following approval two months ago of the same shot for individuals 12 years and older. “After a thorough and independent scientific review of the evidence, Health Canada has determined that the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty Omicron BA.4/BA.5 bivalent-adapted booster vaccine for children 5 to…

China’s State Drug Administration granted approval of an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use as a booster vaccine last week. Vaccine manufacturer CanSino Biologics made the announcement on Sept. 4, saying it had developed and obtained approval for an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine after a proposal by China’s National Health Commission. The vaccine, called  Convidecia, uses…

It’s been a week of legal highs and lows for former President Donald Trump—from a victory in the special master case to a recent development in a case against Hillary Clinton. Are your tax dollars going to China to buy solar panels made with slave labor? House lawmakers are sounding the alarm, calling for an…

Health Canada has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna that targets both the original strain of the novel coronavirus and the Omicron variant. The new shots approved by Health Canada, called bivalent vaccines, are designed to recognize specific mutations in the spike protein of the Omicron BA.1 subvariant. In a decision posted on Health…

The Food and Drug Administration greenlights updated booster shots for COVID-19. What’s new about them? More tech layoffs: Snapchat’s parent company, laying off a big chunk of its global workforce—as it struggles to grow sales. Over two dozen states cutting taxes and returning money to people after bringing in more than they actually need. Who doesn’t…

The Food and Drug Administration greenlights updated booster shots for COVID-19. What’s new about them? More tech layoffs: Snapchat’s parent company is laying off a big chunk of its global workforce—as it struggles to grow sales. Over two dozen states are cutting taxes and returning money to people after bringing in more than they actually need….

The newly-updated COVID-19 booster shots targeting the latest Omicron variants of COVID-19 will be available to Americans over the age of 12 in the coming weeks, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on Wednesday. “I believe it’s going to be available and every American over the age of 12 will be eligible for…

Tang Ka-piu, a Hong Kong politician who said he received five shots of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines, tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 5. He had previously taken three shots of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and very recently participated in a mixed-vaccine study in which he took two additional shots. Tang, a member of the Legislative…

The University of Toronto (U of T) has mandated a COVID-19 booster requirement for all students and employees who will be living in residence during the 2022-23 academic year. “Students living in residences this fall will be required to have a primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine and at least one booster dose before moving…