- Newly-Elected Virginia Attorney General Says He Plans to Investigate Sexual Assaults at Loudoun County Schools
By Katabella Roberts
Virginia’s newly-elected Attorney General Jason Miyares on Thursday said that he plans to investigate the alleged sexual assaults in Loudoun County Public Schools and will ...
- Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Suing Biden Administration Over ‘Tyrannical’ Vaccine Mandate
By Katabella Roberts
The Daily Wire, a news website founded by conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, is suing the Biden administration over its “tyrannical vaccine mandate” requiring ...
- Florida Governor DeSantis Announces Lawsuit Against Biden’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Employer Vaccine Mandate
By Katabella Roberts
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Nov. 4 that he is suing the Biden administration over its “unconstitutional” employer vaccine mandate being issued through the ...
- Mass Walkouts, Protests Against Vaccine Mandates Spread Across US
By Allan Stein
Thousands of people across the United States took the day off from work on Nov. 3 to participate in walkouts and demonstrations ...
- Clinton Adviser Blames ‘Stupid Wokeness’ for Democratic Losses on Tuesday
By Jack Phillips
Longtime Democratic Party strategist James Carville sharply criticized left-wing members of his party and “wokeness” for significant losses on Tuesday’s Election Day.
Pointing ...
- Scammers use Google Ads to siphon off hundreds of thousands of dollars from fake crypto wallets
By James Vincent
The crypto world is full of dangers, with scammers lying in wait for newbies and novices. A recent report from security outfit ...
- Republican Glenn Youngkin Wins Virginia Governor Race
By Ivan Pentchoukov
Republican Glenn Youngkin on Nov. 2 defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race for the governorship of Virginia.
Youngkin led McAuliffe 50–48, with 99 ...
- Republicans Win Back Virginia House of Delegates in Historic Sweep
By Christopher Burroughs
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel released a statement Wednesday marking historic wins for the GOP in Virginia, including control of the House of ...
- DeSantis Introduces Election Integrity Bills to Go Before Legislature in Special Session
By Nanette Holt
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Nov. 3 asked legislators in his state to take on several election integrity measures when they meet for ...
- Vaccine Mandate Violates Constitutional Rights: Pennsylvania Lawsuit
By Beth Brelje
Have you had your COVID-19 vaccination?
This has become a loaded question with implications beyond health.
A Pennsylvania lawsuit argues that receiving or declining a vaccine ...
- Pilot and Crew Stress Over Vaccine Mandates Real Reason for Flight Cancelations, Group Says
By Jannis Falkenstern
The cancellation of more than 1,500 American Airlines flights over the weekend has been attributed by the company to weather and staffing issues, but ...
- 2,500 NYC Firefighters Haven’t Received COVID-19 Vaccine: De Blasio
By Jack Phillips
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that about 2,500 city firefighters, or 23 percent of the city’s force, are not vaccinated on ...
![The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is refusing to release the results of autopsies conducted on people who died after getting COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA says it is barred from releasing medical files, but a drug safety advocate says that it could release the autopsies with personal information redacted. The refusal was issued to The Epoch Times, which submitted a Freedom of Information Act for all autopsy reported obtained by the FDA concerning any deaths reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System following COVID-19 vaccination. Reports are lodged with the system when a person experiences an adverse event, or a health issue, after receiving a vaccine. The FDA and other agencies are tasked with investigating the reports. Authorities request and review medical records to vet the reports, including autopsies. The FDA declined to release any reports, even redacted copies. The FDA cited federal law, which enables agencies to withhold information if the agency “reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by an exemption,” with the exemption being “personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” Federal regulations also bar the release of “personnel, medical and similar files the disclosure of which constitutes a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” The Epoch Times has appealed the denial, in addition to the recent denial of results of data analysis of VAERS reports. ‘Easily Be Redacted’ Kim Witczak, a drug safety advocate who advises the FDA as part of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee, said that the reports could be released with personal information blacked out. “The personal information could easily be redacted without losing the potential learnings from [the] autopsy,” Witczak told The Epoch Times via email. People make the choice to submit autopsy results to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, Witczak noted. “If someone submits their experience to VAERS they want and expect to have it investigated by the FDA. This includes autopsy reports,” she said. Autopsies are examinations of deceased persons performed to determine the cause of death. “Autopsies can be an important part of postmortem analysis and should be done especially with increased deaths following COVID-19 vaccination,” Witczak said. FDA Responds An FDA spokesperson noted that deaths following COVID-19 vaccination are rare, citing the number of reports made to VAERS. As of Sept. 14, 16,516 reports of death following COVID-19 vaccination have been reported. Approximately 616 million doses have been administered in the United States through September. The spokesperson declined to say whether the FDA would ever release the autopsy results, but pointed to a paper authored by researchers with the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The paper, which has not been peer reviewed, analyzed the approximately 9,800 reports of death to VAERS following COVID-19 vaccination lodged from Dec. 14, 2020, to Nov. 17, 2021. Researchers found that reporting rates were lower than the expected all-cause mortality rates. “Trends in reporting rates reflected known trends in background mortality rates. These findings do not suggest an association between vaccination and overall increased mortality,” the researchers wrote. The researchers noted that prior studies have found that adverse events reported to VAERS are an undercount of the true number of events.](https://www.usnn.news/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FDA-Withholding-Autopsy-Results-on-People-Who-Died-After-Getting-COVID-19-Vaccines.jpg "FDA Withholding Autopsy Results on People Who Died After Getting COVID-19 Vaccines 2")
