President Joe Biden signed a bill ending the COVID-19 national emergency in the US, but his administration launched a $5 billion program named Project Next Gen that aims to expedite the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, sparking concerns over government overreach and individual liberties, despite recent research indicating natural immunity may provide superior protection.
Switzerland has stopped recommending COVID-19 vaccination for spring/summer 2023 due to high vaccination rates and natural immunity from prior infection.
After his wife, a presenter on BBC, passed away from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, widower Gareth Eve sent pre-action protocol letters to the vaccine producer.
"On Monday, April 10, 2023, the President signed into law: H.J.Res. 7, which terminates the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic," the White House announcement reads.
New medical codes introduced to track people's COVID-19 vaccination status have raised privacy concerns, as healthcare systems are using them to track individuals.
Indiana has joined over a dozen other U.S. states in banning gender-affirming medical procedures for minors, with Governor Eric Holcomb signing a bill that prohibits these procedures on the basis that permanent gender-changing surgeries and medical preparations for such transitions should only occur as an adult.
"It may be next year or it may be in your grandparent—your grandchildren and your great grandchildren's lifetime," he added. "We don't know," says Dr. Fauci.
