Category: Health News

CDC Director Refuses to Tell Senators How Many CDC Employees Have Gotten COVID-19 Vaccines

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday declined to share with a Senate panel how many of the agency’s workers have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. The agency, or the CDC, has been at the forefront of pushing COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic since the first vaccine received emergency authorization late…


Report of Problems With Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Being Investigated: Contract Company

The alleged problems with a major clinical trial examining Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial are being probed, a contract company involved in the research has confirmed. Ventavia Research Group operated several of the trial sites in the fall of 2020. Brook Jackson worked for the company during this time. She told the British Medical Journal (BMJ)…


Masks May Be Harming Children, Study Shows

As any parent can attest to firsthand, our children—from tots to teens—have been experiencing more anxiety, psychological stress, and behavioral challenges since the COVID-19 crisis began in March 2020. Adults, too, have been suffering from extreme stress and anxiety. Now a new retrospective study, looking at data from late 2020 and 2021, confirms what so…


Death at Australian Hospital Due to Mismanagement: Review

One death at a hospital in the Australian state of Queensland was caused by mismanagement stemming from a “negative workplace culture” which potentially compromised quality of care, according to an inquiry. The Metro North Hospital and Health Service, which covers northern Brisbane, is carrying out a review into its operations after the state opposition party…


Closing Pennsylvania Hospital Gives 293 Employees Layoff Notice

Tower Health, a regional Pennsylvania health care system, issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice this week in anticipation of closing one of its hospitals. It is one of many financial moves the system is making. “Early in the pandemic, the government mandated the shutdown of all nonessential health care services,” Richard Wells,…


San Francisco Planning to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Children 5 to 11

Authorities in one of the largest cities in California are planning to soon mandate COVID-19 vaccination for children as young as 5. Health orders for San Francisco imposed in August require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms, and other establishments. The orders only apply to people 12 and older. But with the emergency…


CDC Changed Definition of ‘Vaccine’ Because of COVID-19 Vaccines: Emails

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) altered the definition of “vaccine” because of concern that its definition did not apply to COVID-19 vaccines, according to newly released internal emails. The agency updated its definition on Sept. 1. The definition was formerly, “a product that stimulates a person’s immune system to produce immunity to…


Infighting, Weak Leadership Weighing Down Australian Public Health System: Former State Leader

Weak political leadership has allowed competing interests to fester in Australian hospitals, leading to extended delays and poorer outcomes for patients, according to a former state leader. The comments come after video emerged in September showing the extensive “ambulance ramping” at one Melbourne hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambulance ramping is the time patients spend…


Researchers Call for Halt on COVID-19 Vaccines for Pregnant Women After Re-analysis of CDC Study

Two researchers say countries should halt the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant and breastfeeding women after re-analyzing a study performed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers. The study in question, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in April, has been used by the CDC and health agencies in other…


Fauci Never Going to Admit US Funded Gain-of-Function Research in China: Sen. Paul

Dr. Anthony Fauci is likely never going to acknowledge the National Institutes of Health (NIH) used taxpayer money to fund risky research in China, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Monday. “Even the NIH admitted this week that basically they did merge viruses, and they became more dangerous,” Paul said. “That’s gain of function. They gained…