Senate Hearing Probes Vaccine Injury Claims
Amusement at the Court — Johann Georg Platzer, ca. 1738
What Happened
The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson, held a hearing on alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries and safety concerns. An interim report from the panel claims Biden-era health officials failed to act on early warning signs flagged by a senior FDA safety data expert.
Why It Matters
If the report holds up, it's a claim that the people meant to catch a problem saw the flag and didn't move on it. That's a bigger institutional question than any single vaccine's safety record. Hearings like this rarely settle the underlying science — they settle who gets to be believed about it, at least for one news cycle.
What's Next
The subcommittee's interim report is out; whether it leads to further hearings or findings hasn't been said.