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07/12/23

Excessive Drinking During the Pandemic Increased Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates + More

The Defender’s COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.

07/11/23

Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Saxenda Under Investigation for Link to Suicidal Thoughts

European regulators are reviewing several popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic for reportedly inducing suicidal thoughts among some users. Several weight-loss drugs have a history of links to suicidal ideation and other side effects, some severe.

07/11/23

Merck, Moderna Unveil Phase 3 Trial Details for Closely Watched mRNA Cancer Vaccine + More

The Defender’s Big Pharma Watch delivers the latest headlines related to pharmaceutical companies and their products, including vaccines, drugs, and medical devices and treatments. The views expressed in the below excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender. Our goal is to provide readers with breaking news that affects human health and the environment.

07/10/23

New York Shuts Down COVID Vaccine App + Mysterious Brain Disorder on the Rise: ‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly

In “This Week” with Mary Holland, Children’s Health Defense president on leave, and Polly Tommey, CHD.TV programming manager, Mary and Polly discuss the latest news on COVID-19 vaccines and other issues.

07/06/23

After Long Silence on ‘Long Vax,’ Science Magazine Links Autoimmune Disorders to COVID Shots

After years of organizing and advocacy by people suffering autoimmune injuries from the COVID-19 vaccine, one of the world’s top scientific journals reports on the existence of “Long Vax.”

07/06/23

Prion Disease and the mRNA Shots: Some Light in the Dark

In a June 20 Substack post, independent researcher Adam Gaertner explained misfolding proteins and how they lead to prion disease. Though the current consensus holds prions to be nearly indestructible and unresponsive to any treatment, new discoveries offer cause for hope.

07/06/23

Bill Ackman Explains Why He Embraced RFK Jr.’s Skepticism on COVID Vaccines + More

07/05/23

Walensky Warns Public to Beware of ‘Misinformation’ and ‘Politicized Science’

Dr. Rochelle Walensky told The Wall Street Journal she hopes Americans will make health decisions based on “their own risk assessment and their own personal risks, but not through politics,” emphasizing that public health recommendations also shouldn’t be politicized.

07/05/23

Moderna Strikes Deal to Develop mRNA Drugs in China + More

07/03/23

Popular ‘Benzo’ Drugs Linked to Suicide, Brain Damage — Even if You Stop Taking Them: Study + More

07/03/23

WHO Says Henipaviruses Are Next Big Threat to Global Population + More: ‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly

06/30/23

Australia Ditched Moderna’s COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 12 — But Why?

The Australian federal government this month updated its website to state that Moderna’s Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine is “no longer available” for children under 12 — but there was no press release, no media coverage and no “dear doctor” letters.

06/30/23

Deadly Germ Behind Infant Formula Shortage Joins CDC Watchlist of Bad Bugs + More

06/30/23

Government Contracts With COVID Vaccine Makers Let Federal Agencies Bypass Normal Regulatory Process, FOIA Documents Show

BARDA, a little-known federal agency, was responsible for conducting the quality review of the COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed in the U.S., which allowed the federal government to avoid regulations in the distribution of COVID-19 countermeasures, Sasha Latypova reported.

06/28/23

Appeals Court Hears Arguments Challenging Rutgers University COVID Vaccine Mandate in Case That Could Set National Precedent

The hearing came after the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in September 2022 dismissed a lawsuit filed in August 2021 by Children’s Health Defense against the university on behalf of 18 students challenging the university’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

06/28/23

Enough Gaslighting. We Absolutely Need to Know Where COVID Came From. + More

06/27/23

Merck Knew Its Popular Asthma Drug Could Lead Kids to Commit Suicide, Lawsuits Allege

According to a Reuters investigation, parents trying to sue Merck were “stymied by one of Corporate America’s most effective liability shields: the doctrine of federal preemption” which says federal law and federal regulations supersede state laws, but some are now moving forward.

06/27/23

Secret Plan Put Biodefense Industry — Not Public Health Leaders — in Charge of Pandemic Response

Government documents show that the National Security Council and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretly took over the helm of COVID-19 pandemic policy and planning.

06/27/23

California Man Tells Jury of Getting Cancer After Using J&J Baby Powder + More

06/26/23

How Do We End Government-Sponsored Censorship?

All of the early internet freedom technologies of the ’90s were funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State. Now, these same technologies have been turned against the American public and are used to control public discourse.

06/26/23

A Son Died, His Parents Tried to Sue. How U.S. Courts Protect Big Pharma + More

06/26/23

COVID Vaccine Scheme for Poorest Has $2.6 Billion Left to Spend as Pandemic Recedes + More

06/23/23

GSK Soothes Investors by Settling First Zantac Cancer Lawsuit Due for U.S. Trial + More

06/22/23

SV40 Virus Linked to Multiple Cancers Found in mRNA Vaccines, Microbiologist Says

Microbiologist Kevin McKernan, a former researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Human Genome Project, said he discovered simian virus 40 (SV40), a virus found in monkey and humans, in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. SV40 has been linked to cancer in humans, including mesotheliomas, lymphomas and cancers of the brain and bone.

06/22/23

CDC Advisors Back RSV Vaccine for Older Adults, With Caveats + More

06/22/23

Fauci, Walensky and Collins Knew Early on mRNA Vaccines Were Failing But Didn’t Tell Public

According to the Washington Examiner, emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show that Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Dr. Francis Collins discussed “breakthrough cases” of COVID-19 in January 2021 — but continued to tell the public the vaccines would prevent transmission.

06/21/23

U.S.-Funded Scientist One of Several Wuhan Lab Researchers Sickened During Early COVID Outbreak + More

06/20/23

‘Twitter Files’: Ivy League Prof With No Science or Medical Credentials Advised Biden on COVID ‘Misinformation’

In “Twitter Files” documents publicized June 14, investigative journalist Paul D. Thacker revealed that Claire Wardle, Ph.D., a professor of the practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University, advised Biden officials and social media giants as they sought to censor content that ran counter to the government’s COVID-19 narrative

06/20/23

The Dark Side of Medications: These Drugs Do More Harm Than Good + More

06/16/23

What’s Wrong With This Study? CDC Finds COVID Shots ‘Safe and Effective’ for Kids Under 4

An analysis published earlier this month in Pediatrics concluded the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe and effective in preschool-age children. But the study, conducted by Kaiser Permanente researchers with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, raises more questions than it answers.