Category: Vaccine

FDA: Problem With J&J Vaccine Not Seen in Patients Who Got Moderna, Pfizer Shots

The post-vaccination blood clotting and low blood platelet levels seen in a small number of people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has not been seen in any Americans who got shots from Pfizer or Moderna, a U.S. official said Tuesday. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics…


US Recommends Pausing J&J COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Blood Clots

U.S. health officials are recommending Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine not be used until an investigation into cases of post-vaccination blood clots is finished. The six cases, all among women, involve a rare and severe type of clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in combination with low levels of blood platelets, according to Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy…


US Advises Pause for J&J COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Blood Clots

U.S. health officials are recommending Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine not be used until an investigation into cases of post-vaccination blood clots is finished. The six cases, all among women, involve a rare and severe type of clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in combination with low levels of blood platelets, officials told reporters in a call…


Lack of Domestic Vaccines Has Raised Calls for Pharmaceutical Policy Reforms, While Some Advise Caution

The lack of Canadian capacity to produce COVID-19 vaccines has raised new questions on how governments should approach the pharmaceutical industry. Amid calls for Canada to create a better investment environment for pharmaceutical companies, some are advising caution to avoid overcompensation and a culture that could foster over-prescription, instead suggesting a more results-based approach. Walter…


3 COVID-19 Deaths Reported Among Those Vaccinated in Oregon: Officials

Three people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, after being vaccinated, said Oregon health officials in a statement. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) said that 168 vaccinated individuals in about two dozen Oregon counties received a positive test for the virus at least 14 days after receiving their final dose of…


China Considers Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines to Boost Efficacy: China CDC Leader

After the Chinese regime delivered hundreds of millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccines abroad, its top health officer admitted on April 10 that the effectiveness of the China-made vaccines are low. The China-made vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” Chinese CDC director George Fu Gao said at the 2021 National Vaccine and Health Conference in Chengdu, according…


More Colleges Require Students to Have COVID-19 Vaccines for Fall Semester

Duke University said over the weekend that it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for students before they are allowed to return for the fall semester, joining a growing list of colleges to do so. “Duke research played an important role in the development of these vaccines, and we are committed to leading the way in vaccine…


Beijing Admits Chinese Vaccines’ Effectiveness Low

In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to get a boost. Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” said the director of the Chinese regime’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Gao Fu,…


Year-End Now Target for COVID Jabs: Australian Trade Minister

The Morrison government is aiming to have all Australians inoculated with at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. But Trade Minister Dan Tehan says the world is still under the cloud of a pandemic and things can quickly change. Last week, the government’s vaccine program suffered a major set-back…


Taipei Resists Beijing’s Vaccine Diplomacy Aimed at Isolating the Island Nation

Taiwan said on April 7 that when nations helped by supplying COVID-19 vaccines to its diplomatic allies that was helping to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from invading the island nation; Taiwan said Beijing was trying to use the pandemic to force the island nation’s allies to break away in exchange for vaccines. Paraguay, Taiwan’s…