{"id":2017763,"date":"2023-08-31T06:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T10:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-claims-cdc-abused-authority-engaged-in-censorship-campaign-of-covid-19-vaccine-posts\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T06:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T10:03:18","slug":"sen-johnson-claims-cdc-abused-authority-engaged-in-censorship-campaign-of-covid-19-vaccine-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-claims-cdc-abused-authority-engaged-in-censorship-campaign-of-covid-19-vaccine-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Johnson accuses CDC of abusing authority, engaging in COVID-19 vaccine post censorship."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-johnson-claims-cdc-abused-authority-engaged-in-censorship-campaign-of-covid-19-vaccine-posts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Senator Accuses CDC of Censorship<\/h2>\n<p>Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has made a bold \u2063accusation against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), claiming that they \u2064are working with Big Tech to censor his \u200bsocial media posts about COVID-19 \u2063vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>In an Aug. 28 letter to CDC Director Dr.\u2062 Mandy Cohen, the Republican lawmaker expressed \u200chis concerns about the health agency&#8217;s alleged efforts to &#8220;coordinate with social media companies to censor COVID-19 vaccine\u2062 information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Johnson, information he received from\u200c Elon Musk&#8217;s X Corp., along with publicly available documents from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-claims-cdc-abused-authority-engaged-in-censorship-campaign-of-covid-19-vaccine-posts\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson accuses CDC of abusing authority, engaging in COVID-19 vaccine post censorship.\">state-led lawsuits<\/a> against the Biden administration, suggests that the CDC has abused its authority by engaging in a censorship campaign to suppress certain viewpoints labeled\u200d as &#8216;misinformation&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Story<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/exclusive-whistleblower-who-disclosed-myocarditis-spike-in-military-after-covid-vaccine-goes-public-5477416\">EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower Who Disclosed\u200b Myocarditis Spike in Military After COVID Vaccine Rollout Goes \u200dPublic<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/27\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Wisconsin senator, known for advocating\u2064 for individuals claiming to be injured by COVID-19 vaccines, \u2064specifically mentioned\u200c the censorship of his\u2064 own Jan. 3, 2022 post on X (formerly known as Twitter). In \u2063that\u200c post, \u200che \u2063highlighted data from the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS) database.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Johnson wrote, &#8220;Sadly, we passed two\u200b milestones on \u2062VAERS. Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-impact-of-big-techs-thought-policing\/\" title=\"The Impact of Big Tech's Thought Policing\">1 million adverse events<\/a> and over 21,000 deaths, with 30 percent of those\u200c deaths occurring within the\u200b first two days following\u2063 vaccination. When will federal agencies start being transparent with Americans? Why do they\u2063 continue to \u200bignore early \u2063treatment?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post, which included a screenshot of the VAERS\u200c data, was labeled &#8220;misleading&#8221; with a note stating that health officials consider COVID-19 vaccines to be safe for most people.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2064to Mr. Johnson, all \u2062replies, \u200cshares, or likes of the post were subsequently blocked. He claims \u2062that\u200b when he questioned Twitter officials about the labeling, he received no response.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the platform&#8217;s new leadership \u2064informed \u2062him that executive branch officials, \u2062particularly from the CDC, had communicated with social media companies regarding &#8220;COVID vaccine misinformation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>National Jewish \u2063Health registered nurse Emily Cole\u200c holds out a dose of the pediatric COVID-19\u2064 vaccine in Denver, Colorado,\u2063 on Nov. 3, 2021. (Michael Ciaglo\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Senator Johnson Demands Answers<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;The information Twitter provided showed\u200c a clear \u200cand concerted effort by the CDC to censor those who tweeted\u2063 about VAERS data,&#8221; Mr.\u2062 Johnson wrote.<\/p>\n<p>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, \u20622019.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 \u200cindividuals \u200dinclude Brianne Dressen, renowned Stanford epidemiologist John Ioannidis, Democratic presidential \u2064candidate Robert \u200cF. Kennedy Jr., critical care physician Pierre\u2063 Kory, \u200bArmy surgeon Lt. Col. Theresa Long, Robert Malone, cardiologist Dr. \u200bPeter McCullough, professor of\u2063 epidemiology Dr. Harvey Risch, and attorney Aaron Siri, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-tested-in-three-northern-virginia-democratic-da-primaries\/\" title=\"Three Democratic DA primaries in northern Virginia saw the testing of progressive candidates.\">led high-profile cases<\/a> against vaccine manufacturers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-dodges-question-on-teachers-safely-returning-back-to-schools\/\" title=\"Harris dodges question on teachers safely returning back to schools\">federal health agencies<\/a> since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Johnson is determined \u2062to get to the bottom of these allegations and hold the \u2062CDC accountable for any potential censorship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) claims CDC collaborated with Big Tech to censor his COVID-19 vaccine posts. 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