Global cover-up exposed in new US report

AS THE world scrambled to roll out Covid-19 vaccines in 2021, millions of South Africans received mRNA jabs with confidence - unaware that top US health officials were sitting on growing concerns about serious heart-related side effects.

- SARENE KLOREN

A damning new report by US Senator Ron Johnson reveals that US authorities were alerted to a potential link between the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and conditions like myocarditis and pericarditis as early as February 2021, yet delayed warning the public for months.

Now, as South Africans report similar complications, questions are being raised about whether local authorities were also kept in the dark and what that has meant for informed consent.

As many South Africans continue to report post-vaccine complications, the findings have reignited concerns around the adequacy of information provided to the public during the country's rollout.

For those who experienced symptoms like heart inflammation, the silence from health authorities now feels like a betrayal.