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Did Department of Defense 'whistleblowers' reveal 'mind-blowing COVID-19 vaccine injury numbers'?

By Ed Payne
YES

Department of Defense "whistleblowers" at a panel discussion hosted by Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin testified about numbers on miscarriages, cancer and neurological issues that were attributed to the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database.

However, their figures were based on a comparison with what the Pentagon says were underreported medical data from years preceding COVID-19 vaccines. Because the numbers from preceding years were, according to the Pentagon, underreported, their comparison to 2021 appeared to be exaggerated.

A Pentagon spokesperson says the data has been taken "offline to identify and correct the root-cause of the data corruption."

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Sources
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Coronavirus and the Nervous System
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