Birmingham's MedHelp founder, Dr. Jordan Vaughn, testified Wednesday to the U.S. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations about COVID-19 vaccine injuries. The subcommittee also asked questions about government transparency and trust surrounding the vaccines.
Subcommittee chair U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said there was evidence the government downplayed issues with the injections. He said those who spoke up were vilified while public records were redacted to hide the serious adverse effects of the shots.
However, the vaccine supporters said the COVID-19 vaccine was vital in saving lives and that misinformation on its safety and effectiveness scared people from receiving the shot.
Vaughn has treated over 4,000 long COVID and COVID-19 vaccine-injured patients and said as a clinician, he wanted to ensure his patients and employees were safe during the pandemic, so he did a deep dive into the pathology of COVID-19 and the vaccine. He found patients with impaired oxygen delivery, myocarditis, damaged blood vessels and clots. He said the vaccine results in an uncontrolled production in spike protein across organs, including the heart, brain, vasculature and ovaries or testes.
"We're talking upwards of 10 to 15 million people in America that are being affected by the consequences of COVID in the long form or vaccine injury," said Vaughn. "And the typical symptoms are things like heart racing, brain fog, shortness of breath, and post-exertional malaise."
His patients range from teenagers who are unable to stand to previously active adults suffering small strokes, Vaughn explained.
"These are not abstract theories, they're the lived realities of the world of my patients in Alabama and beyond," he added.
Vaughn said many of those injured are ignored.
Many were coerced under the August 2021 federal mandates despite legitimate hesitations. Due to prior infection or personal health risks, they knew their bodies better than the agencies. Now disabled, they are dismissed or ignored by the systems that mandated their compliance. Vaughn said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promoted the vaccine after becoming aware of the risks.
"I urge you to stop blindly following the science," said Vaughn. "Science does not lead anywhere. It is an observer, measurer, and descriptor. It must inform leadership, not replace it. When leaders hide behind the science to justify policy, they abdicate responsibility. "
He ended his statement by saying, "We need leadership that humbly engages with data, listens to patients, and actually acts with courage."
While autopsies were discouraged during COVID-19, some doctors alerted the public that the illness was a vascular disease, not a pulmonary disease, meaning ventilators could kill patients. Vaughn said he collaborated with a doctor in South Africa who discovered an inconsistency. They found that people on blood-thinners, while not previously the healthiest, were twice as likely to survive severe cases of COVID-19.
Opponents argued that the COVID-19 vaccine saved lives and that the government and public should support and trust a robust public health department.
Subcommittee ranking member U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) claimed that those voicing concerns want to create distrust and push untested remedies for COVID-19.
In closing, Vaughn challenged physicians to return to the two C's of medicine: Care and Curiosity.
"We have to study it and we have to get back to caring about our patients and being curious about what their ailments are," he said.
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