Young Patient Dies After Receiving Pfizer Gene Therapy
The tragic death of a young boy during a Pfizer medical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has raised concerns and questions among scientists and parents. [ more ]
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USPS will stop accepting orders for free COVID tests on March 8
Government-run efforts to provide free COVID-19 tests and Pfizer's antiviral are ending due to slowing trends.
ASPR has delivered over 1.8 billion free tests and will continue distributing to select facilities beyond the closure of the household shipment program. [ more ]
Here's why Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines do not affect DNA, experts say
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is facing criticism from federal regulators for spreading unfounded safety concerns about Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines.
Ladapo claims that the vaccines could potentially affect people's DNA and raise concerns about a possible cancer risk, but the FDA and vaccine experts have dismissed his claims. [ more ]
Texas sues Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine: 'The pandemic did not end; it got worse'
Texas is suing Pfizer, accusing the pharmaceutical company of making unsupported claims about the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine and boosters.
The lawsuit alleges that Pfizer's promotion of the vaccine gave Americans the impression that it would end the pandemic, but the pandemic worsened. [ more ]
Ex-Pfizer Employee Convicted for Insider Trades Ahead of Positive Paxlovid Data
A former Pfizer employee has been convicted of insider trading after buying options in the company's stock prior to the announcement of positive Covid-19 drug data.
The employee, Amit Dagar, was a senior statistical program lead for the clinical trial of Pfizer's drug Paxlovid, which showed an 89% reduction in hospitalization or death compared to a placebo. [ more ]
Texas sues Pfizer with COVID anti-vax argument that is pure stupid
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Pfizer, alleging that the company deceived the public and misrepresented the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Paxton's lawsuit relies on flawed arguments about the math used to assess the vaccine's effectiveness, which has been debunked by experts. [ more ]