Sen. Johnson accuses CDC of abusing authority, engaging in COVID-19 vaccine post censorship.
Senator Accuses CDC of Censorship
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has made a bold accusation against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), claiming that they are working with Big Tech to censor his social media posts about COVID-19 vaccines.
In an Aug. 28 letter to CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen, the Republican lawmaker expressed his concerns about the health agency’s alleged efforts to “coordinate with social media companies to censor COVID-19 vaccine information.”
According to Mr. Johnson, information he received from Elon Musk’s X Corp., along with publicly available documents from state-led lawsuits against the Biden administration, suggests that the CDC has abused its authority by engaging in a censorship campaign to suppress certain viewpoints labeled as ‘misinformation’.
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The Wisconsin senator, known for advocating for individuals claiming to be injured by COVID-19 vaccines, specifically mentioned the censorship of his own Jan. 3, 2022 post on X (formerly known as Twitter). In that post, he highlighted data from the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS) database.
Mr. Johnson wrote, “Sadly, we passed two milestones on VAERS. Over 1 million adverse events and over 21,000 deaths, with 30 percent of those deaths occurring within the first two days following vaccination. When will federal agencies start being transparent with Americans? Why do they continue to ignore early treatment?”
The post, which included a screenshot of the VAERS data, was labeled “misleading” with a note stating that health officials consider COVID-19 vaccines to be safe for most people.
According to Mr. Johnson, all replies, shares, or likes of the post were subsequently blocked. He claims that when he questioned Twitter officials about the labeling, he received no response.
Later, the platform’s new leadership informed him that executive branch officials, particularly from the CDC, had communicated with social media companies regarding “COVID vaccine misinformation.”
Senator Johnson Demands Answers
“The information Twitter provided showed a clear and concerted effort by the CDC to censor those who tweeted about VAERS data,” Mr. Johnson wrote.
In conclusion, the senator requested that the CDC provide documents and information regarding interactions between its employees and those at X, Facebook, and YouTube. He specifically mentioned 10 individuals who expressed skepticism over vaccines and lockdowns, starting from Dec. 1, 2019.
The 10 individuals include Brianne Dressen, renowned Stanford epidemiologist John Ioannidis, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., critical care physician Pierre Kory, Army surgeon Lt. Col. Theresa Long, Robert Malone, cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough, professor of epidemiology Dr. Harvey Risch, and attorney Aaron Siri, who has led high-profile cases against vaccine manufacturers and federal health agencies since the pandemic began.
Mr. Johnson is determined to get to the bottom of these allegations and hold the CDC accountable for any potential censorship.
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