QUOTE: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) held a panel on COVID-19 vaccines in Washington on Dec. 7, featuring experts including Dr. Robert Malone and Dr. Peter
McCullough.Experts discussed vaccine development, vaccine composition, data from insurance and adverse event systems, and other topics. Here are four takeaways from the panel.
Insurance Experts Record Jump in Excess Mortality
Edward Dowd, a former BlackRock analyst now with the Humanity Project, showed data from the Society of Actuaries 2021 Group Life Insurance survey that showed a jump in excess mortality among young and middle-aged adults starting around the time the vaccines began being administered.
Doctors Report Increase in Heart Inflammation Since Pandemic Started
Several vaccines have been linked to side effects such as myocarditis, a form of heart inflammation that can turn deadly.Doctors testifying during the panel said they’ve seen an increase in patients with the inflammation.”It’s been very high,” Dr. Reneta Moon, a clinical associate professor at the Washington State University College of Medicine.
Young People at Little Risk From COVID-19
Dr. Harvey Risch, a professor emeritus of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, presented data from the CDC that show young people face little risk from COVID-19.The share of infection among those aged 0 to 17 that led to death, for instance, was just 0.01 percent through September 2021, while the share was 0.05 percent among those 18 to 29.
No Strong Trials
Dr. McCullough, chief scientific officer of The Wellness Company, said that no randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial has shown the vaccines reduce hospitalization or death.