Xavier Becerra, JD

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

HHS Secretary from 2021 to 2025; recipient of multiple Sen. Johnson oversight letters on COVID-19 vaccine adverse events and Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program claims.

Timeline appearances (6)

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to HHS Secretary Becerra, FDA Commissioner Califf, NIAID Director Fauci, and CDC Director Walensky highlighting more than 1 million VAERS reports of adverse events.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Becerra and HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson regarding Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program claims by individuals for COVID-19 vaccine injuries.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Califf, Becerra, CDC Director Cohen, and NIH Acting Director Tabak reiterating earlier requests and seeking information on myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Becerra, Califf, and Cohen highlighting that deaths per million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are approximately 55 times greater than for flu vaccines and requesting all PRR and EB data mining analyses.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Becerra, Califf, and Cohen about heavily redacted FOIA records on myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, requesting unredacted copies.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Becerra, Califf, and Cohen about additional heavily redacted FOIA records on myocarditis and pericarditis, requesting unredacted copies.