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EU Court Orders Disclosure of von der Leyen’s Texts with Pfizer CEO Over €35 Billion Vaccine Deal
European Commission must release private messages amid growing concerns over transparency, conflicts of interest, and potential misuse of public funds
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European Commission Engages Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm Amid Trade Tensions
The European Union seeks to bolster its trade position as global tensions rise and relations with the United States remain complex.
Dutch Court Orders Bill Gates to Stand Trial Over COVID-19 Vaccine Allegations
Gates, along with Pfizer CEO and Dutch officials, accused of knowingly promoting unsafe vaccines; attempts to evade trial rejected as November 27th hearing approaches.
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Understanding FLiRT COVID Variants and Their Impact
The FLiRT variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, causing COVID-19, have dominated globally this year, according to the World Health Organization. FLiRT stands for the mutations' locations on the virus' spike protein. In the U.S., the KP.2 var...
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France Riles Allies by Inviting Russia to D-Day Ceremony
France has stirred controversy by inviting Russia to the upcoming D-Day ceremony. An ambush by gunmen resulted in the deaths of two officers during a prisoner escape. Meanwhile, France secured a record fifteen billion euros in foreign in...
EU prosecutors take up Von der Leyen corruption probe – Politico
EU prosecutors have initiated a corruption investigation into Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, focusing on her private text exchanges with Pfizer's CEO during the purchase of nearly two billion Pfizer Covid...
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EU's Ursula von der Leyen Confronts Farmer Protests Amid Land Policy Debates
The debate intensifies as critics call for a similar confiscatory approach to be applied to the personal wealth accumulated by von der Leyen's family. This scrutiny highlights her husband's pharmaceutical business, and her son's involvem...
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Hero or villain?
Anti-vaxxer nurse who injected up to 8,600 elderly patients with saltwater instead of covid vaccine walks FREE from court in Germany
Corruption in the European Parliament - Business as usual
No texts. No contracts. No criticism. How Europe’s COVID inquiry went dark
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Ex-Pfizer Employee and Friend Charged with Insider Trading Ahead of Covid Drug Trial Results
A former Pfizer employee, Amit Dagar, and his friend, Atul Bhiwapurkar, have been charged with insider trading related to Pfizer's successful trial for its Covid antiviral drug, Paxlovid.
Japanese Researchers Sue the Government for Hiding Inconvenient Truths About the Jab
“Today, we filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government for cancellation of the administrative action,” announced Dr. Masanori Fukushima during a press conference on February 2, 2023. Because the Japanese Health Ministry refuses to ac...
Pfizer, the EU, and disappearing ink - Smoke, Mirrors, and the Billion-Dose Pfizer Vaccine Deal: EU's 'Open Secret
It's as if Pfizer's massive COVID-19 vaccine deal with the European Commission were written with disappearing ink: the more time passes, the more details seem to vanish and makes it harder to trace how much bribe the people who signed th...
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EU and Pfizer Renegotiate COVID-19 Vaccine Contract: Deal Reduces Doses and Spreads Out Delivery
The European Commission and Pfizer have renegotiated a COVID-19 vaccine contract that the EU entered into during the pandemic.
US Becomes 1st Country To Approve Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine
Drugmaker GSK's Arexvy was green-lighted for adults aged 60 and older, with similar shots from other makers including Pfizer and Moderna expected to follow soon.
From COVID to Cancer: Pfizer's Shopping Spree Continues with $43 Billion Seagen Acquisition
Pfizer is looking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and making some major moves in the world of cancer treatments. The pharmaceutical giant has just announced a $43 billion deal to acquire Seagen, a leading innovator in targeted cancer therap...
Covid booster jab to be offered this spring
A spring booster vaccine against Covid-19 is to be offered to people at most risk of serious illness from the disease to protect them this summer.
BioNTech sees UK trials on cancer vaccines starting this year, paper says
Clinical trials for BioNTech's (22UAy.DE) cancer vaccines should start this year in Britain, marking an important step towards their possible sale on the open market, the German company's top executive Ugur Sahin told magazine Der Spiegel.
New York Times sues EU over von der Leyen’s Pfizer texts
The messages could shed light on deals to buy billions of euros worth of COVID-19 vaccines.
EU yielded to commercial interests over COVID-19 vaccines, NGOs say
The agreements signed between the European Commission and pharmaceutical companies to roll out COVID-19 vaccines offered significant long-term benefits to the corporations involved to the detriment of public health and global equality, r...
Covid-19 Drugmakers Pressured Twitter to Censor Activists Pushing for Generic Vaccine
In mid-December 2020, Nina Morschhaeuser, a lobbyist for Twitter in Europe, emailed colleagues with a dire warning. The drugmaker BioNTech, along with the German government, had contacted her with news of an imminent “campaign targeting ...
CDC identifies possible 'safety concern' for certain people receiving COVID vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that a preliminary COVID-19 vaccine "safety signal" has been identified and is investigating whether the Bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine creates an increased risk of ischemic str...
Twitter Offers Free Ads as It Seeks to Woo Brands Back to Its Platform
Twitter is offering advertisers a new incentive in an attempt to woo brands back to the social-media platform, which has seen its ad business deteriorate following Elon Musk‘s $44 billion takeover.
MEPs want to grill von der Leyen over Pfizer vaccine contract
The European Parliament’s COVID-19 committee will ask the European Commission president to appear before the panel.
Once-favored Covid drugs ineffective on Omicron may be putting millions at risk
While antiviral pills are plentiful and remain an option for some with weak immune systems, they won’t work for everyone — Pfizer’s Paxlovid interacts with many widely prescribed drugs.
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