What do we know about covid vaccines and preventing transmission?


BMJ 2022; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o298  (Published 04 February 2022) Cite as:  BMJ 2022;376:o298 Authors: Chris Stokel-Walker, Vaccines that work against SARS-CoV-2 have helped change the course of the pandemic by reducing illness and hospital admissions. But Chris Stokel-Walker asks what we know about their impact on preventing transmission. The range of vaccines developed in record time by pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories […]

FDA Issues Warning About Increased Risk Of Heart Inflammation Caused By Moderna Jab


Authors: BY TYLER DURDENMONDAY, AUG 30, 2021 – 02:14 P Earlier this month, we reported on leaked data from a Canadian study which arrived at a disturbing conclusion: the risk of rare side effects like myocarditis and pericarditis – types of heart inflammation that are potentially deadly in some patients – was at least 2.5x higher […]

Reactogenicity Following Receipt of mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines


Authors: Johanna Chapin-Bardales, PhD, MPH1; Julianne Gee, MPH1; Tanya Myers, PhD, MSc1 In December 2020, 2 mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) were granted Emergency Use Authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration as 2-dose series and recommended for use by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.1–3 In late February 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization for a […]