vaccine

Thirty years ago, the legendary Walter Cronkite and world-renowned experts at ACSH took on the overblown fears of the day in Big Fears, Little Risks.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed social inequities that rival biological inequities in disease exposure and severity.” [1]

Since the beginning of the pandemic, many commentators have identified the elderly as the group most vulnerable to COVID-19.

Join our directors of chemistry and bio-sciences, Dr. Josh Bloom and Cameron English, as they break down these stories:

Canadian biotech firm Medicago has done the world a great service.

Misinformation is rampant on social media.

Just under two years ago, Canadian biotech firm Medicago began developing a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine.

Do children under five years old need COVID-19 vaccines? Answering that question should be a simple matter of comparing the risk of infection to the risks and benefits of vaccination in this age group.

Research going back many years has shown that vaccine mandates tend to backfire. Forcing people to get shots they don't want often exacerbates their skepticism.

California children 12 years and older may soon be allowed to get COVID-19 vaccines without their parents' consent if Senate Bill 866 (SB866