Sen. Johnson: Milwaukee VAMC Data Shows the Ineffectiveness of Biden Vaccine Mandate

Demands Department of Veterans Affairs Prioritize Veteran Care and Shares Wisconsin VA Employees’ Testimonials

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough highlighting first-hand accounts from VA employees who fear the Biden administration’s coercive COVID-19 vaccine mandates will exacerbate VA workforce shortages and potentially limit care for veterans.

     “On May 27, 2022, I met with a group of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees regarding their concerns with the quality of care received by veterans.  These health care professionals described the significant workforce shortages at the VA facilities in Wisconsin and Michigan and that the vaccine mandate is only exacerbating these shortages.  The VA owes the public and our veterans answers about the steps the Department is taking to address the workforce issues and to provide the highest quality care to the finest among us,” the senator wrote.

Sen. Johnson enclosed five testimonials from Wisconsin and Michigan VA employees for Secretary McDonough to review.

The senator also presented whistleblower data he recently obtained demonstrating the ineffectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines’ ability to prevent infection.  “Based on whistleblower data from the Milwaukee VAMC facility dashboard census count between October 22, 2021 and March 8, 2022, for 31 of the 54 days I received daily reports, at least 80 percent of VA employees who tested positive for COVID-19 were vaccinated. For 8 of those 54 days, 100 percent of VA employees who tested positive for COVID-19 were vaccinated,” the senator wrote.

     “The continuation of care for our veterans should be our top priority, not politically motivated policies like vaccine mandates,” the senator concluded.

 The letter, testimonials and data can be found here. .. (Excerpt from U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Press Room)