Category: School and Children
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Lancet Acknowledges Damaging Impact Of COVID Vaccine Mandates On Child Vaccination in the US
In this October 26, 2022 article published by The Lancet, public health experts explore the legacy of COVI to childhood vaccination in the US. The authors acknowledge that the pandemic will not only cause disruptions in vaccine delivery, but it could also affect trust, risk perception, vaccine mandates, and health equity. They also suggest that…
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CDC Votes To Add COVID Shots On Immunization Schedule, Disregards Info That Shots Do not Prevent Infection
The CDC’s panel of independent advisers on vaccines has voted 15-0 to add COVID vaccines to the childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization schedules. The report on this was written by Lauren Gardner and was published by Politico last October 20, 2022. According to the article, immunization schedules are used as guidance for school entry requirements…
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UK To End Vaccination of Children Aged 5 to 11 Years
In this September 6, 2022, report for The Guardian, Nicola Davis reports on the latest announcement from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) regarding the COVID vaccination of children. Davis confirms that children who had not turned five by end of August 2022 will no longer be offered vaccination. According to the UKHSA, the Covid…
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DOH Supports Decision To Allow Unvaxxed To Join In-Person Classes
In this August 30, 2022 article published by the Philippine News Agency, Ma. Teresa Montemayor reports on the recent statements from the Department of Health (DOH) supporting the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) move to allow unvaccinated students and faculty members to attend in-person classes [See CHED Scraps Vaccine Requirement for Students and Teachers]. According…
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New Study Shows Pfizer Efficacy in Teens Wanes in 27 Days After Dose 2
In this August 11, 2022, article published by The Defender, Suzanne Burdick reports on the results of a study from Brazil and Scotland which showed that vaccine efficacy against symptomatic “rapidly declined over time”, with the waning recorded just 27 days after the second dose of the Pfizer COVID shot [This is a different study…
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One in Three Vaccinated Teenagers Suffer Cardiovascular Side-Effects, One in 43 Suffer Heart Inflammation
The following article was written by Megan Redshaw and was published by The Defender last August 11, 2022. In it, Redshaw discusses the results of a new prospective study conducted in Thailand during the country’s COVID vaccination campaign for adolescents. The study involved 301 participants aged 13 to 18 years who were healthy and exhibited…
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Scientists Propose Incorporating COVID Antigen In MMR Vaccine
Scientists at the Ohio State University are envisioning a coronavirus antigen to be included in the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The report on this was written by Emily Henderson and was published by the News-Medical.Net last July 27, 2022. By adding the COVID antigen to the MMR, the scientists hope that infants would be able to…
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Group Calls on Sara Duterte to Formalize Stand on Unvaxxed Students
In this July 29, 2022 article for The Manila Times, Arlie Calalo covers the latest statements from broadcast journalist Dominic Almelor and Girlie Samonte, two of the petitioners against the mandatory vaccination of children [read about the litigation here A Parent of Dengvaxia Victim Together with a Parent Who Formerly Covered Dengvaxia Case File TRO…
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Study finds carbon dioxide levels rises beyond acceptable safety levels in masked children
The following article has been approved for publication in the Environmental Journal and will be available in print in September 2022. This study was conducted in Finland and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Witten/Herdecke. Its main goal is to determine the health impact of mask-wearing on children. The conclusion of this…
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Will Bongbong Marcos Make Vaccination Mandatory for Students?
Based on recent articles by Manila Bulletin, mandatory vaccinations for students are a clear possibility. https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/06/marcos-meets-health-officials-amid-rising-covid-19-cases-mass-vaccination-eyed-for-students/ https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/06/marcos-agrees-with-requiring-filipinos-to-take-covid-19-booster-shot/ This is a continuation of an earlier failed push to mandate vaccination of school-aged children. Will the Philippine Government Mandate the Vaccination of Children? Perhaps one of the issues that the Marcos government must now grapple with is…
