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Leaked FDA Memo States "COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children"

What the memo actually says — explained plainly, without the spin.

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Tiffany Ryder
Dec 02, 2025
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On Friday, November 28, 2025, while we were all still recovering from eating too much turkey, an internal FDA memo was leaked to the press.

The media coverage has been chaotic. Critics are calling it dangerous. Defenders are calling it historic. Most Americans have no idea what actually happened or why it matters.

Let me explain.

Dr. Vinay Prasad, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer at FDA, who also directs the FDA’s vaccine division, sent an internal email to his staff.

TLDR:

Career FDA staff reviewed reports of pediatric deaths following COVID-19 vaccination and determined that at least 10 children died “after and because of” receiving the vaccine.

These deaths were reported to VAERS- the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System- between 2021 and 2024.

For years, apparently they just sat there. No one investigated them. Until now.

Prasad asked career staff at the FDA’s Office of Biostatistics and Pharmacovigilance to analyze 96 pediatric deaths reported to VAERS. Using standard causality assessment…

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