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Why Won’t the CDC Do Proper Safety Trials on Childhood Vaccines? Follow the Money.

Our governments should be protecting our children, and independent studies into the vaccination program are long overdue. The reason they will not tackle this hot potato is purely financial: It could cost billions in compensation and could potentially bankrupt countries.

5 Takeaways From Washington Post’s Investigation Into Chronic Disease and Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy

Critics of the Post’s series told The Defender they questioned why exhaustive data analyses of excess deaths excluded 2020-2022 data, when major insurance companies in the U.S. and Germany reported that the biggest leap yet in all-cause mortality occurred in 2021, after the rollout of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

Merck’s Gardasil HPV Vaccine Caused Teen’s Narcolepsy, Federal Vaccine Court Rules

Trey Cobb, who developed narcolepsy after taking Merck’s Gardasil human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine won a major victory when the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ruled the vaccine caused his condition. The case could set a precedent in the upcoming lawsuits against Merck alleging the pharma giant knowingly hid risks associated with the vaccine.

Watch: CHD’s Brian Hooker Talks ‘Vax-Unvax’ With Kim Iversen

On Wednesday’s episode of The Kim Iversen Show, journalist Kim Iversen and Children’s Health Defense’s Brian Hooker, Ph.D., discussed the key findings linking vaccines to short- and long-term adverse outcomes outlined in “Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak,” the new book Hooker co-authored with Robert. F. Kennedy Jr.

CHD’s ‘Vax-Unvax’ The People’s Study Officially Hits the Road

Children’s Health Defense’s “Vax-Unvax” The People’s Study tour is rolling across the U.S., gathering the stories of the vaccine-injured. The People’s Study tour aims to expose vaccine injury and give voice to those who have been censored and ignored by governments, health agencies and the medical system.

Study Showing 13% of Kids Have 2 or More Allergy-Related Conditions Overlooks Role of Aluminum and Vaccines

New research investigates the progression of allergies from eczema to food allergies to asthma in children, but overlooks vaccines as a potential trigger. Experts cite evidence linking aluminum adjuvants and food proteins in vaccines to allergy development.

CHD to Launch ‘Vax-Unvax’ The People’s Study Tour: ‘People Over Profits, Truth Over Lies, Courage Over Fear’

In an episode this week of “Good Morning CHD,” CHD.TV’s Polly Tommey introduced Children’s Health Defense’s year-long “Vax-Unvax” The People’s Study tour starting in September. The tour will travel the U.S. with the aim of raising awareness of vaccine harms by gathering stories from the vaccine-injured.

How Corporations Keep Secrets From the Public — Even When They Lose Lawsuits

Every year, the process of discovery in lawsuits reveals evidence of harms committed by pharmaceutical, agricultural, chemical, industrial and other corporate interests. But courts can seal this evidence from public view, often at the cost of public health.

Dr. Paul Offit Lets Us Know ‘the Experts’ Have Officially Lost Their Minds

A recent tweet from Dr. Paul Offit about vaccines and placebos should prompt more questions from doctors and patients about the credibility of “experts.”

Big Pharma Is Bleeding Horseshoe Crabs Dry to Meet Growing Demand for Vaccines

The pharmaceutical industry is depleting horseshoe crab populations along the Atlantic coast in order to harvest the animals’ blood to make a product used to test injectable medications like vaccines for safety.

23 Years After Closed-Door ‘Simpsonwood Meeting,’ CHD Leads Rally to Highlight Corruption in Vaccine Industry, Government Agencies

Children’s Health Defense and other grassroots groups on June 7-8 will host a rally to mark the 23rd anniversary of the closed-door “Simpsonwood meeting” during which vaccine industry leaders and public health officials elected to conceal evidence of the link between mercury-based thimerosal vaccines and autism.

Tribute to Dr. Rashid Buttar — a ‘Medical Maverick’

The entire Children’s Health Defense team is saddened to learn of the May 18 passing of renowned physician, humanitarian and children’s health advocate Dr. Rashid Buttar.

‘Sad Day for Babies and Mums’: FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended the agency approve Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine for pregnant women, despite concerns about premature births identified during clinical trials.

‘Absolutely Terrifying’: Candace Owens Reveals Details of Gardasil Shot Vaccine Injury

Candace Owens, political commentator and talk show host on The Daily Wire, recently shared her story of getting two doses of the Gardasil vaccine. “It was absolutely terrifying because I was alone and had bad reactions to both doses,” she said.

Biden’s Pick for Top NIH Post Has Deep Ties to Pharma — ‘That Is How Agencies Are Captured’

President Joe Biden this week nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli for director of the National Institutes of Health — a move that has already generated controversy because of Bertagnolli’s financial ties to Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies.

‘The Big Catch-up’: Chelsea Clinton Partners With WHO, Gates Foundation on ‘Largest Childhood Immunization Effort Ever’

“The Big Catch-up” initiative, described by the World Health Organization as a “targeted global effort to boost vaccination among children following declines driven by the COVID-19 pandemic,” will last 18 months.

FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine, But Some Experts Say Weak Safety, Efficacy Data Suggest Benefits Don’t Outweigh Risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Arexvy, the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, amid concerns among some experts that the vaccines aren’t worth the risks.

Tribute to Ronnie Cummins: ‘Legend, Leader and Champion of the People’

Ronnie Cummins, who together with his wife, Rose Welch, founded the Organic Consumers Association and its international affiliates, Regeneration International and Vía Orgánica, died April 26 in Mexico, where he lived part-time.

Utah Woman Is First to Sue Merck Alleging Gardasil HPV Vaccine Caused Cervical Cancer

A lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court alleges Merck’s Gardasil human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine caused a young Utah woman to develop cervical cancer and other injuries.

Tribute to David Kirby, Author and Activist

David Kirby, who died April 16, embodied the spirit and drive of the ’70s journalist. The author of many books, including “Evidence of Harm, Mercury in Vaccines, and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy,” he was beloved by many in the medical freedom and animal rights movements.

CDC Hired Ad Firm to Write ‘News’ Articles Promoting Flu Shots for Kids, Elderly, Documents Reveal

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hired a marketing firm to write what looked like news articles but were actually ad placements created to persuade parents of young children and elderly people to get flu shots, according to documents obtained by Children’s Health Defense through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine for Older Adults Linked to Guillain-Barré Syndrome, But Drugmaker Says It’s ‘Safe’

People who receive Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine should be monitored for Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to the authors of a Pfizer-funded study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Court Orders Merck to Turn Over Gardasil Adverse Event Databases

A North Carolina district court ordered pharmaceutical giant Merck to turn over all of its Gardasil adverse event databases to plaintiffs suing the pharmaceutical giant for injuries allegedly caused by the HPV vaccine.

Courts Follow Culture — and the Culture Is Shifting

“Courts follow culture, and the good news is that culture is shifting, and the truth is coming out. The crumbling COVID-19 narrative and the trendline favor us, not the tyrants.”

J&J Plans Appeal to Supreme Court After Legal Scheme to Dodge Liability in Talc Lawsuits Fails

Johnson & Johnson said it will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected the company’s bid to use the “Texas two-step” maneuver to get tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc-containing products dismissed.

States Seek to Prohibit Government From Mandating Liability-Free Medical Products

Some state legislators are seeking to promote the legal rights of their citizens and restore a primary purpose of the Seventh Amendment by prohibiting governments from mandating medical treatment unless the manufacturer of the product can be held liable for injuries.

‘Tragic’: CDC Adds Original COVID mRNA Vaccine to Childhood Schedule Despite Known Harms

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday added the two-shot primary series mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to its routine immunization schedule for children and adults, formalizing the agency’s vaccine advisory committee’s unanimous recommendation made in October 2022.

Federal Lawmakers Scrap Plans to Regulate Medical Tests Following ‘Intensive’ Lobbying

A number of tests used by patients to make major healthcare decisions have once again escaped regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, following intensive lobbying on behalf of test-makers, professional associations and academic medical centers.

Pfizer Vaccine Bonanza Slows — But Bill Gates Sold Early, Made Huge Profits

Pfizer on Tuesday announced 2022 profits of $31.4 billion on record sales of $100.3 billion but warned investors to set their sights much lower in 2023, as sales of COVID-19 vaccines and Paxlovid slow amid growing questions about their safety and efficacy.

A New Test for Autism? Beware Scientists With Patents to Spare

Dr. Christopher Exley, a biologist and author of “Imagine You Are An Aluminum Atom: Discussions With Mr. Aluminum,” weighs in on news about a new test to diagnose autism and the science behind it.