is right. I see the fallout in my clinic every day. Senator Cassidy should remember that the PREP Act gave manufacturers immunity from liability for harms caused by these products, so they have little incentive to make them better. As always, people should consult with their doctors, determine whether benefits outweigh risks, and make the decision that is best for them.

When making that decision, it is important to keep in mind the facts. I list a few of them here because many people, including doctors, seem to be unaware:

1. More deaths have been reported to VAERS after COVID vaccines than all other vaccines combined since tracking began in 1990: https://openvaers.com/covid-data/mortality

2. DNA contaminants were found in the COVID vaccines, which far exceeded the FDA’s allowable limits - including the cancer-causing SV40 gene from monkeys: https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08916934.2025.2551517

3. Several studies have shown zero to negative efficacy as the virus changes over time, including this one from the Cleveland Clinic, meaning that those who took the shot were more likely to get the disease: https://medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.17.22283625v5.full

4. The largest ever observational study, including 99 million people, showed increased risk of myocarditis, pericarditis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, venous sinus thrombosis, and other serious adverse events following COVID vaccination: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38350768/

5. Myocarditis is more common and more severe after COVID vaccination than from the disease: https://researchgate.net/publication/390587954_Myocarditis_after_SARS-CoV-2_infection_and_COVID-19_vaccination_Epidemiology_outcomes_and_new_perspectives

OTC orders and blanket preions have a place when a drug is old, well-studied, and generally known to be safe. Although I don’t recommend them, some contend there are high-risk patients for whom COVID vaccines make sense, but the question should be carefully considered on an individual basis by looking not only at benefits, but also risks. My hope is that patients and doctors will look closely at both sides of the equation when making an informed decision.