MARCH 5, 2021

Vaccine Origins, Unexpected Adverse Events, Variant Effects and Other News

By Marie Rosenthal, MS

Maybe it’s because I’m finally able to get my vaccine, but this week’s roundup is all about vaccination. There is controversy surrounding the use of historical fetal cell lines in the development and manufacture of the vaccines. One study found that the variants reduce efficacy. Two reports below discuss delayed skin reactions and lumps that are messing with mammograms. And one dose of the messenger RNA vaccines was effective in previously infected