CDC removes COVID vaccine adverse events reporting from website.
The CDC Halts Collection of COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events Reports
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made the decision to stop collecting reports of adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines through its V-Safe page. This comes at a time when millions of Americans have reported being “impacted” by these vaccines.
When visiting the V-Safe page, a message is displayed stating that data collection for COVID-19 vaccines concluded on June 30, 2023. It advises individuals with symptoms or health concerns following vaccination to contact their healthcare provider or report to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
V-Safe was created by the CDC to collect COVID-19 vaccination health assessments, while VAERS is an older system co-managed by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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The CDC states that enrollment in V-safe was closed on May 19, as the program was specifically developed for COVID-19 vaccines. The agency is currently working on a new version of V-safe that will allow users to share their post-vaccination experiences with new vaccines.
Since its launch in December 2020, V-Safe has registered 10.1 million participants who have completed over 151 million health surveys regarding their experiences following COVID-19 vaccination, according to the CDC.
According to V-Safe data accessed by the advocacy group Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) in September 2022, out of the 10.1 million users who reported on the platform, 3.53 million people claimed to have been adversely “impacted” by the vaccination.
Impacts Reported on V-Safe:
- 1.2 million unable to conduct normal activities
- 1.3 million missed school/work
- 800,000 required medical care
A total of 6.45 million health impacts were reported on V-Safe. Among the impacted individuals, white people accounted for the majority, with 2.6 million affected. Females among the white population made up the majority share at 1.9 million. Additionally, 200,000 Asian and 200,000 black individuals were impacted.
The vaccine brand with the most reported adverse events was Moderna, with 1.6 million impacts, followed by Pfizer with 1.4 million.
Out of a total of 71.29 million reported symptoms, pain was the most commonly reported at 19 million, followed by fatigue at 11.7 million, headache at 9.1 million, and muscle/body aches at 7.2 million.
Over 751,000 individuals reported needing care after their COVID-19 vaccination. Among those aged 3 or older, 48.3 percent sought “urgent care,” while 15 percent had to visit emergency rooms. Among individuals younger than 3 years old, these numbers were at 65.5 percent and 9.1 percent.
A ‘Worse’ Decision By CDC
In an Aug. 24 post at the Brownstone Institute, Dr. David Gortler, a former member of the FDA’s senior executive leadership team who first reported the V-Safe shutdown, criticized the CDC’s decision.
Dr. Gortler stated that he cannot “cite another example of any agency or manufacturer halting collection of safety data.” He believes that stopping V-Safe is particularly concerning as it was collecting safety data on mRNA vaccines, a new technology with uncertain long-term consequences.
V-Safe was halted despite the CDC’s continued encouragement for individuals as young as six months to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
“On top of this, both manufacturers and the FDA refuse to share the list of ingredients, such as lipid nanoparticles, which could affect individuals differently and take a long time to manifest clinically,” Dr. Gortler wrote.
As of Dec. 9, 2022, there were 909,868 reports of VAERS adverse events in the United States for all six vaccines in use. This included 96,140 serious adverse events and 15,733 deaths.
“The CDC has argued VAERS is untrustworthy. So, what’s the trustworthy repository for vaccine adverse events? CDC refuses to participate in one. This is so breathtakingly corrupt and dangerous it’s hard to believe, but it’s true,” said Brad Lemley, a health and science writer, in an Aug. 25 post on X.
The Epoch Times has reached out to the CDC for comment.
Vaccination and Pandemic Restriction Push
The Biden administration is currently pushing for pro-vaccine measures. President Biden intends to ask Congress for more funding to develop new COVID-19 vaccinations, after his $9 billion funding request last fall was denied by Congress.
There are also reports that pandemic-era restrictions like compulsory masking, social distancing, and lockdowns may be imposed again due to the emergence of a new COVID-19 strain called BA.2.86, which the World Health Organization is monitoring.
Some institutions, such as Morris Brown College and Upstate Medical’s two hospitals in New York, have already implemented mask mandates.
Hospital system Kaiser Permanente in Santa Rosa, California, had also
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