Army Doc, RFK Jr Probing Link Between COVID Shot, Deaths

The question of whether COVID-19 vaccines resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops is being looked into by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., War Secretary Pete Hegseth and an Army doctor.

That is what Dr. Theresa Long told a federal court in Virginia regarding the time after President Joe Biden mandated the COVID shots for service members in 2021.

During an Aug. 14 deposition, Long testified Hegseth named her to be Kennedy’s senior medical military adviser, a position that had not previously been made public.

Kennedy, known for being against vaccines, has hired others with the same view to investigate any links between vaccines and rising rates of autism. Studies have not found a link.

Kennedy once described the COVID vaccine as the “most deadly vaccines in history” and ceased a government recommendation that most Americans get them annually.

Vaccine safety experts have said Kennedy’s belief is not true and that statements has contributed to some Americans not getting the vaccine that could reduce the severity of the disease.

Groups representing doctors Wednesday urged Americans to get the shots.

Fewer American adults have gotten the vaccine during Donald Trump’s presidency.

Long said she’s investigating whether 2,544 unverified deaths among service members reported to HHS’ Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System were caused by COVID vaccines.

Long anticipates finishing her research on the potential vaccine complications “within a year.”

HHS and Long did not respond to requests for comment on her work at the department.

The Defense Department said it doesn’t “have anything to announce at this time. The department referred to a May statement announcing its Covid-19 Reinstatement and Reconciliation Task Force. The group is helping troops who left the military because they refused to be vaccinated return if they want to.

The Defense Department discharged about 9,000 service members for refusing COVID vaccines before Congress ordered the DOD to stop it in a 2022 law.

“The Department continues to right the wrongs of the past and to restore confidence in, and honor to, our fighting force,” the statement said.

Kennedy has said requiring service members to receive the Covid vaccine violated their rights.

Long’s testimony came as a result of a lawsuit brought by former CIA doctor Terry Adirim against the agency and conservative influencer Ivan Raiklin over Adirim’s firing.

Adirim claims she was fired after Raiklin criticized her for helping the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate for service members, a time when Adirim was a top Defense Department health official.

Long told the court she knew of 28 people who died due to the COVID vaccine. She was not allowed to share more.

Many of Long’s claims of deadly COVID vaccine side effects deal with the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna increasing the risk of myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart muscle.