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European Medicines Agency

Highest regulatory authority on medicines in the European Union

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Nov 1, 2025
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How many people died from Covid vaccine

Reported tallies of "deaths from COVID vaccine" vary widely because they mix raw, unverified reports with adjudicated findings; passive surveillance systems like VAERS show tens of thousands of report...

Nov 17, 2025
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What strains are recommended for the 2025-2026 flu vaccine?

The 2025–2026 Northern Hemisphere flu vaccines are trivalent and chosen to target one H1N1 A strain, one H3N2 A strain, and one B/Victoria-lineage strain; U.S. regulators (FDA/CDC) recommended these c...

Dec 15, 2025
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Is there clinical evidence or FDA/EMA approval for Musk-linked dementia therapies?

There is no record in the provided sources of any FDA or EMA approval for a “Musk‑linked dementia therapy” as a drug treatment; Musk’s venture Neuralink has regulatory clearance only for human trials ...

Nov 18, 2025

How do humans typically get infected with parasites?

Humans acquire parasitic infections through several well-documented routes: ingestion (contaminated food or water), penetration of skin, and via animal or insect vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks —...

Dec 14, 2025

Has Lipoless received FDA or EMA approval based on clinical evidence?

Available reporting does not show that a product called "Lipoless" has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the European Medicines Agency (EMA); a Paraguayan news article as...

Dec 8, 2025

What neurological or autoimmune conditions have been linked long-term to the J&J COVID-19 vaccine in studies since 2021?

Regulatory agencies and multiple studies since 2021 have linked a very small number of neurological and immune-mediated conditions to the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (J&J) adenoviral‑vector COVID‑19 vac...

Dec 9, 2025

Has the neuropathy drug associated with Elon Musk undergone FDA or EMA approval?

Neuralink — Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company — received U.S. FDA clearance to begin a first‑in‑human clinical study of its brain‑implant device in May 2023, not a full drug approval . Available sou...

Jan 16, 2026

What’s in the rsv vaccine

Three distinct RSV vaccines authorized in recent years use different active ingredients: protein-based “prefusion F” antigens in Pfizer’s ABRYSVO and GSK’s AREXVY, and a nucleoside‑modified mRNA encod...

Dec 16, 2025

What new Alzheimer’s drugs received FDA or EMA approvals in 2024–2025 and how effective are they?

In 2024–2025 the main new U.S. approval was Kisunla (donanemab-azbt), granted traditional FDA approval July 2, 2024; regulatory decisions in Europe were mixed, with lecanemab (Leqembi) receiving a con...

Dec 12, 2025

How effective are quadrivalent versus trivalent flu vaccines for the strains circulating in the UK this season?

The UK has shifted its national programme from quadrivalent to trivalent influenza vaccines because WHO and EU/UK advisers judge B/Yamagata absent since March 2020; all vaccines marketed for 2025–26 i...

Dec 14, 2025

Which influenza strains dominated the 2024-2025 season and how were they matched to the 2025 vaccine?

The 2024–25 U.S. influenza season was dominated by influenza A, with A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) circulating at roughly equal levels and the season classified as high severity; interim U.S. testing found...

Dec 9, 2025

What are the approved uses and typical dosing guidelines for ivermectin in humans?

Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug approved for a limited set of human indications — chiefly onchocerciasis, strongyloidiasis and other helminth infections — and is available as oral tablets and topi...

Nov 26, 2025

Can ivermectin be used as a prophylactic measure against Covid-19 infection?

Available sources show major health authorities do not recommend ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID‑19 and that research has produced mixed, largely negative or low‑quality signals for its effective...

Nov 30, 2025

Has Laellium been recalled or flagged by any regulatory agencies like FDA or EMA?

Available regulatory databases and news summaries searched here show no entry for a formal recall, warning letter, or safety review specifically naming “Laellium” by FDA or EMA; sources instead docume...

Nov 20, 2025

What are the reported long-term side effects of the Janssen COVID vaccine since 2021?

Regulatory reviews and surveillance from 2021 onward identified a small number of rare but serious adverse events after the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine — chiefly thrombosis with throm...

Oct 22, 2025

What is the current WHO stance on ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment?

The World Health Organization’s current stance is that and should be used only within randomized clinical trials because available evidence shows no convincing, clinically meaningful benefit for key o...

Oct 17, 2025

What are the most common long-term side effects reported after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination?

Large observational studies and regulatory reviews consistently find that the most commonly reported long-term issues after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination are , with serious long-term events being rare and...

Jan 16, 2026

What clinical trials have tested ivermectin for COVID‑19 and what were their dosing regimens and outcomes?

A large and disparate body of clinical research tested ivermectin for COVID‑19 using regimens ranging from single low antiparasitic doses (≈150–200 μg/kg) to multi‑day high‑dose courses (including stu...

Dec 20, 2025

What regulatory approvals or warnings exist for gelatide in the US and EU as of 2025?

A review of the supplied reporting finds no documented regulatory approvals, marketing authorizations, or official safety warnings for any product named “gelatide” in either the United States or the E...

Dec 18, 2025

Did michael yeadon issue new claims about vaccine safety or efficacy in 2024?

Michael Yeadon remained active into 2024 in disputing mainstream accounts of COVID‑19 vaccine safety and in publicly demanding media apologies, and at least one 2024 outlet reported he had issued a fo...