Sen. Ron Johnson

Chairman, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

PSI Chairman who issued the interim report and conducted the underlying oversight of federal health agencies' COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance.

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Timeline appearances (28)

  • oversight

    During a meeting, NIH Director Collins responds "Senator, people die" when Sen. Johnson raises VAERS reports of more than 2,900 deaths within 30 days of vaccination.

  • oversight

    Sens. Johnson and Lee write to CDC Director Walensky and FDA Acting Commissioner Woodcock raising concerns about reports of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Collins, Walensky, and Woodcock about vaccine safety monitoring systems described in the October 2020 VRBAC meeting.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Collins, Walensky, Woodcock, Marks, and Shimabukuro about federal safety surveillance systems and reports of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson holds a panel discussion on vaccine mandates featuring doctors, medical researchers, and vaccine injured.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Woodcock and Walensky about specific "hot lots" of COVID-19 vaccines associated with increased reports of adverse events.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson leads a roundtable, "COVID-19: A Second Opinion," documenting 1.05 million adverse events and 22,000 deaths connected to the COVID-19 vaccines.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Walensky reiterating outstanding requests for COVID-19 information including data on adverse events and vaccine lot variation.

  • 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 Walensky requesting CDC produce vaccine safety data, including any EB data mining analyses created as part of its monitoring efforts.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Walensky reiterating his June 23, 2022 request for vaccine safety data, including EB data mining analyses.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Walensky in response to CDC producing only public Proportional Reporting Ratio analyses and failing to respond to requests for EB data mining analyses.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson leads a roundtable, "COVID-19 Vaccines: What They are, How they Work, and Possible Causes of Injuries," documenting 1.47 million adverse events and 32,000 deaths.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Walensky reiterating requests for EB data mining analyses and other vaccine safety data first requested in June 2022.

  • 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 FDA Commissioner Califf requesting FDA produce all EB data mining analyses related to the COVID-19 vaccines.

  • 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 Califf and Cohen highlighting higher rates of adverse events connected to specific manufacture lots of COVID-19 vaccine and reiterating December requests for EB data mining.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson leads a roundtable, "Federal Health Agencies and the COVID Cartel: What are They Hiding?"

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to Califf and Cohen about a study finding increased all-cause mortality after Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and requests mortality data.

  • 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.

  • oversight

    Chairman Johnson subpoenas HHS for records connected to COVID-19 vaccines, including EB data mining and vaccine safety monitoring.

  • oversight

    PSI releases its prior interim report "Failure to Warn," detailing how federal health officials knew about myocarditis and pericarditis risks after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and failed to alert the public.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to HHS Secretary Kennedy regarding Dr. Vinay Prasad's memorandum on deaths of children following a COVID-19 vaccine.

  • oversight

    Sen. Johnson writes to HHS Secretary Kennedy detailing findings that federal health officials in late 2022 identified, then ignored and downplayed, a risk of ischemic stroke in seniors who received the Pfizer bivalent booster, and raising concerns about masking in EB data mining.

  • oversight

    The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations holds its public hearing, "Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals," with testimony from David Wiseman, Karl Jablonowski, and Maria Young.