In hearings and panels hosted by Senator Ron Johnson, certain individuals—doctors and people who believe they were harmed—have testified that what is often labeled “long COVID” (chronic fatigue, respiratory symptoms, neurological problems, etc.) may actually be caused or worsened by COVID-19 vaccines rather than persistent viral infection or immune dysfunction triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection alone. Ron Johnson Senate+2UNVAXS+2
For example, Dr. Robert Sullivan, an anesthesiologist, has reportedly said that synthetic mRNA and lipid nanoparticles in vaccines can persist in some people for extended periods (claims like “700 days and counting”) and that the spike protein might itself have biologically active toxic effects in some circumstances. The Nordic Times
Some testimonies argue that doctors and healthcare systems are silencing or dismissing adverse events, refusing to record or report them, or attributing them to other causes. They assert that many people aren’t adequately informed of risks, especially if they believe that their symptoms are being mis-classified as long COVID when, from their view, they are vaccine side effects