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Sen. Johnson to DoD, FDA, CDC: Whistleblower Allegations about COVID-19 Vaccine... - Senator Ron Johnson

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky regarding concerns about mislabeling and unauthorized manufacturing connected to COVID-19 vaccines at military bases.

Nine DoD whistleblowers disclosed to Congress that at least one vaccine lot number—FW1331—was manufactured at a location that was not FDA approved. These whistleblowers also alleged that this lot number, which was printed on a vaccine vial labeled “Comirnaty,” appeared on a CDC database that lists Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) vaccine lot numbers.

The senator wrote, “DoD, FDA, and CDC must provide a thorough explanation for why a vaccine lot with the ‘Comirnaty’ label would be listed on a database that is meant to display vaccine lots associated with the EUA.”

The full text of the letter can be found here and below.

August 18, 2022

The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III

Secretary of Defense

U.S. Department of Defense

The Honorable Robert M. Califf, MD

Commissioner

Food and Drug Administration

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH

Director

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dear Secretary Austin, Commissioner Califf, and Director Walensky:

Nine Department of Defense (DoD) whistleblowers recently provided my office with information that raises questions about the manufacturing and labeling of...



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