Senator Ron Johnson Releases Report on Vaccine Injuries
Release of interim report coincides with Subcommittee hearing on injuries, delays in warning physicians and public
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chairman of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released an interim report on the Subcommittee’s investigation into the federal government’s actions to minimize the reported risk of the COVID-19 vaccines. The report was released Wednesday, May 21, in conjunction with a Subcommittee hearing on the subject.
The 55 page report, titled “Failure to Warn: How Federal Health Agencies Downplayed the Risk of Myocarditis and Other Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination” concluded that:
“For years, Biden officials at HHS and its subcomponent agencies withheld crucial health information from the Subcommittee and the public.”
Furthermore:
“As of April 25, 2025, VAERS reported 38,607 deaths and 1,663,348 total adverse events worldwide associated with the administration of COVID-19 injections. Of the 38,607 deaths, 9,228 (25%) have occurred on Day 0, 1, or 2 following injection. This compares to 2,663 deaths reported to VAERS associated with the flu vaccine over a period of 35 years. No other reports of adverse events associated with any other drug or vaccine even come close to these statistics. And yet, those who oversaw the development and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines continue to insist it is safe and effective, without providing the data to prove their claims.”
The report also found that:
“The Biden administration’s decision to downplay the COVID-19 vaccine health risks and delay warning the public about cardiac-related adverse events associated with the mRNA vaccines jeopardized the public’s health.”
A number of experts including Dr. Peter McCullough and Dr. Jordan Vaughn testified before the Subcommittee, relating their experiences with treating patients injured by the COVID-19 shots.
As early as late February, 2021, there was evidence of an increased rate of myocarditis and pericarditis associated with the Pfizer vaccine. The Subcommittee found evidence that a Health Alert Network (HAN) warning was suggested as early as May, 2021, but following communication between then-Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock and then-CDC Director Rochelle Walensky the decision was made to “walk back” the formal issuance of a HAN in favor of a much less alarming “clinical consideration” statement. (p.3,4)
The report concluded that this decision “to withhold issuing a formal warning to the public for months about the safety concerns…(jeopardized) the health of young Americans.”
Finally, the report called for increased transparency from federally-funded health agencies, and stated that the Subcommittee’s investigation into this matter would continue.
The full report may be found HERE. To learn more about the report, as well as view portions of the testimony before the Subcommittee, this may be found on Senator Johnson’s X feed @SenRonJohnson. The full hearing is available to view on Facebook HERE.
