The CDC last month gave Pfizer $500 million in new contracts for adult COVID shots and $735 million for child shots, despite the injections’ serious health risks. Awarded last month, the contracts award $505,272,000 for adult COVID-19 shots, and $735,720,598 for pediatric COVID-19 shots. “As of spring 2026, uptake for the COVID-19 vaccine was quite low. A large body of evidence affirms both religious and medical grounds to refuse the COVID shots. According to a detailed overview by the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute, Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson all used cells derived from aborted babies during their COVID shots’ testing phase; and Johnson & Johnson also used the cells during the design and development and production phases.