The Queensland government will ditch its daily COVID-19 briefings if the numbers of new virus cases, hospitalisations and deaths continue to fall. The state has recorded another six virus deaths, with half in aged care, and 3750 new cases in the 24 hours to 6.30am on Monday. The outbreak peaked almost three weeks ago, with…

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As Covid-19 ripped through the Philippines, social media posts purported to share an official government health warning about the Omicron variant. The posts are misleading; the health department said it had not issued the warning, which makes a string of baseless claims about the virus. “DOH OMICRON ALERT,” reads the graphic shared on Facebook on January 17,…

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An unnamed ninth-grader fell victim to Pfizer’s Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in December 2021. The teen from Phu Tho province in Vietnam was immediately taken to the Ha Hoa District Medical Center, where she received treatment and recovered. She was allowed by healthcare workers to take her second dose on January 17 despite her mother’s warnings about the side…

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Ever heard of fake science? This is accomplished by simply declaring it as fact when there is no validity behind the declaration itself. Fake science can also be accomplished by running fake studies and faulty clinical tests where the results are written to fit a (lucrative) narrative and have little or nothing to do with…

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Introduction mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have emerged as a new form of vaccination that has proven to be highly safe and effective against COVID-19 vaccination. Rare adverse events including myocarditis have been reported in the literature. Methods Data were gathered from the electronic medical record of four patients personally treated by the authors. Results Four patients,…

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