CHAIRMAN JOHNSON QUESTIONS CDC AWARDING PFIZER $1.24 BILLION FOR MRNA COVID-19 VACCINES AFTER FDA OFFICIALS RECOMMENDED WARNING OF FATAL OUTCOMES

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Johnson issued the following press release:

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raising concerns about the CDC recently awarding Pfizer two contracts for its mRNA COVID-19 vaccines valued at approximately $1.24 billion.

In conjunction with the letter, Chairman Johnson released a December 5, 2025 email, in which FDA officials recommended changing the label on mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to include "myocarditis with fatal outcomes." Chairman Johnson raised questions about the extent to which this proposed label cha...