Article claims the government covered up mass death from COVID-19 vaccines

A trending article falsely claims that the U.S. government anticipated mass casualties from COVID-19 vaccines. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show internal CDC and FDA communications about the increase in VAERS reports in the month after the Pfizer vaccine rollout and myocarditis as a potential rare vaccine side effect in July 2021.

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