vaccine safety

Targeting anti-vaccine content: Why YouTube has taken this decision and what it entails

by
Targeting anti-vaccine content: Why YouTube has taken this decision and what it entails

YouTube stated that its Community Guidelines already contained provisions banning content that included medical misinformation Anti-vaccine content on YouTube: Last week, Google-owned video streaming service YouTube announced the expansion of its medical misinformation policies, adding new guidelines on vaccines. The new guidelines would cover both COVID-19 vaccines as well as vaccines for other diseases. The … Read more

Breaking News: FDA Urges Pause of J&J COVID Vaccine

by
Breaking News: FDA Urges Pause of J&J COVID Vaccine

April 13, 2021 — The FDA and CDC on Tuesday recommended that use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine be paused after reports of blood clots in patients receiving the shot, the FDA and CDC announced Tuesday. In a statement, FDA said 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered and … Read more

COVID-19: What are post-vaccination effects and deaths related to it

by
COVID-19: What are post-vaccination effects and deaths related to it

The vaccination drive in India started on January 16 this year, and since then as many as 95.43 million COVID-19 vaccines doses have been administered. In India, with almost three months into the COCID-19 vaccination drive, cases of people succumbing to the after-effects of the vaccine are now surfacing. Data suggests that as of March … Read more

COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ: Safety, Side Effects, Efficacy

by
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ: Safety, Side Effects, Efficacy

Paul Offit, MD, vaccine expert, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Gigi Gronvall, MD, immunologist and infectious disease specialist, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. The New York Times: “F.D.A. Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine,” “Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine and Allergies: How Concerned Should You Be?” “Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine: 11 Things You Need to … Read more