The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided against putting a “black box” warning on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, even though the agency acknowledged last month in a leaked memo that the shots killed at least 10 children. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said in an interview on Monday with Bloomberg Television that the agency has “no plans” to put a black box […]
Government Oversight
FDA Plans to Put Serious ‘Black Box Warning” on COVID Vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to place its most serious safety warning on COVID-19 vaccines, a step that would mark a major shift in how federal regulators communicate risk associated with the shots after years of broad assurances about their safety. According to a Dec. 12 report by CNN, the FDA […]
President Trump Orders Review of U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule to Match Peer Nations
President Donald Trump on Dec. 5 signed a memorandum directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reassess the United States’ childhood vaccine schedule and determine whether it should be brought into alignment with the schedules used by […]
FDA Memo Confirms At Least 10 Children Died Following COVID-19 Vaccination
A leaked memo circulating within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could undermine the entire COVID-19 vaccination program after Dr. Vinay Prasad, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), revealed 10 deaths in children “after or because of receiving COVID-19 vaccination.” Prasad states plainly that these deaths are “related to vaccination,” […]
Mastermind Behind ‘Disinformation Dozen’ List Took Money From Soros-Linked Foundation
An organization linked to George Soros helped fund the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)—the group that wrote the 2021 “Disinformation Dozen” list targeting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other prominent vaccine critics. The Washington Free Beacon first uncovered the $250,000 grant for fiscal year 2024 in a report published Monday. The Open Society Foundations—which lists the grant on its website as […]
Emails Expose U.S. Intelligence Links to Coronavirus Research Years Before Pandemic
Newly released emails from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on the origins of COVID-19 raise serious questions about what the U.S. government knew about coronavirus research before the pandemic and why key federal agencies resisted turning over records for years. The documents, obtained by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), reveal extensive contacts between […]
U.S. Set to Deport British Activist Behind ‘Disinformation Dozen’ and Censorship Campaign
The Trump administration is preparing to restrict the visa of Imran Ahmed, the British chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), in what would be the most significant federal action to date against a foreign figure involved in regulating American online speech. According to The Telegraph, the administration is poised to order […]
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 […]
Senate Republicans Confirm 107 Trump Nominees Amid Government Shutdown
Senate Republicans confirmed an impressive number of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Tuesday, despite the Democrats’ ongoing government shutdown, paving the way for dozens of picks to finally assume key roles across the federal government. Lawmakers voted along party lines to approve 107 of Trump’s nominees—a move that reduced the remaining pending nominations on the […]
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops to Oregon to Protect Americans
A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, halting a last-minute effort by the White House to protect federal immigration facilities after earlier attempts to use Oregon’s own troops were shut down. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued the temporary restraining order during an […]