Stanford University is the target of a new congressional investigation into how the institution and its Cyber Policy Center may be working with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and foreign governments to censor Americans’ speech, investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger reported Wednesday. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, is heading up the investigation. In […]
OSHA Admits It Told Healthcare Employers Not to Report COVID Vaccine Injuries
The federal agency that oversees workplace safety exempted healthcare employers from reporting workers’ adverse reactions to mandated COVID-19 vaccines, according to a healthcare industry whistleblower who alerted The Defender The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the directive on June 28, 2021, to encourage vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. The directive also stated that OSHA, a division of […]
Major Study Links COVID Vaccines to 27% Increased Risk of Cancer
COVID-19 vaccines and boosters—both mRNA and non-mRNA—pose an increased risk of six types of cancer and a 27% higher risk of cancer overall, according to a recent South Korean study of over 8 million people. Four South Korean researchers published the report last week as a letter in Biomarker Research, a journal published by Springer Nature. According […]
Fauci Under Fire After Emails Show Directives to Delete COVID-19 Emails
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called on Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify before the U.S. Congress after Paul released several emails from 2020 that show Fauci instructing colleagues to delete messages after reading them. The email directives, which may violate federal law, contradict Fauci’s congressional testimony last year, when he repeatedly denied deleting official records or engaging in “attempts to obstruct the […]
CDC Launches Group to Study COVID Vaccine Injuries, Efficacy
A new CDC workgroup will review scientific data and studies on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines, including data related to side effects and deaths associated with the shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the workgroup will use the results of its review “to help develop [the agency’s] COVID-19 immunization policy […]
DOJ Settles Lawsuit Against Biden Admin Over COVID Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today reached a settlement with a group of federal employees and contractors who sued the Biden administration in December 2021 over federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The settlement “marks a significant victory for individual rights and serves as a powerful, implicit acknowledgment of the government’s overreach,” Feds for Freedom, one of the […]
U.S. Formally Rejects WHO International Regulations
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on July 18 announced that the U.S. is formally rejecting the controversial amendments to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR). The revisions would allow the WHO “to order global lockdowns, travel restrictions, or any other measures it sees fit to respond to nebulous ‘potential […]
Jury Awards $4 Million to Employees at St. Louis School Denied COVID-1 Vaccine Religious Exemptions
A federal jury in St. Louis awarded over $4 million to 13 current and former employees of St. Louis Public Schools who were denied religious exemptions from the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in 2021, St. Louis Today reported. The 13 employees were among 43 plaintiffs who sued the district in June 2022, alleging that it had violated their First […]
Pfizer Delays COVID Vaccine Study on Heart Damage in Kids and Adults Under 21
Pfizer is drawing criticism for delaying — until November 2030 — completion of its myocarditis safety study in children and young adults under 21. Pfizer launched the study in November 2022 but has not publicly released interim data. Some experts said Pfizer may be attempting to delay disclosure of data that could raise questions about the vaccine’s safety. […]
Hospitals Incorrectly Attributed Hundreds of Deaths to COVID-19, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds
Hospitals in Athens, Greece, incorrectly attributed hundreds of deaths to COVID-19, according to a peer-reviewed study published Monday in Scientific Reports. A team of 19 Greek doctors and researchers studying 530 deaths that occurred in seven Athens hospitals between January and August 2022, found nearly half of the deaths attributed to COVID-19 were unrelated to the virus. Researchers determined […]