U.S. health officials knew about the risks of myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines but downplayed the concern and delayed informing the public about the risks of taking the jab that is according to a new Senate report released by Sen. Ron Johnson Wednesday. Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has been investigating the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. Earlier this year, he subpoenaed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for records relating to COVID-19 vaccine safety data and communications about the pandemic.SEN. RON JOHNSON: THE COVID COVER-UPS HAVE TO ENDThe interim report, spanning 55 pages, obtained and reviewed by Fox News Digital, revealed that Biden administration officials "withheld crucial health information from the Subcommittee and the public."Since 2021, Johnson has sent more than 70 oversight letters, which he says were "either completely ignored or inadequately addressed."The report highlights the records Johnson has obtained pursuant to the subpoena from the new, Trump administration-led health agency. Specifically, the report focuses on HHS awareness of and response to cases of myocarditisa type of heart inflammationfollowing COVID-19 vaccination.SCIENTISTS FIND CLUES ON WHY COVID VACCINE CAUSES CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS IN SOMEJohnsons report says the 2,473 pages of records he obtained "contain evidence of the Biden administrations efforts to downplay and delay warning the public about the risks of myocarditis associated with the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines."The report points to records from May 2021, in which health officials at HHS discussed whether to issue a formal warning about myocarditis.According to the report, the formal warning about myocarditis was initially going to be distributed nationwide as a Health Alert Network message, which, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is CDCs "primary method of sharing cleared information about urgent public health incidents with public information officers; federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local public health practitioners; clinicians; and public health laboratories."However, Johnsons report said that health officials at CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "ultimately decided against issuing a formal HAN and, instead, posted clinical considerations on CDCs website about myocarditis.""Based on the subpoenaed records the Subcommittee has received to date, as well as public FOIA documents, this interim report will highlight records and present a timeline showing U.S. health officials knew about the risk of myocarditis; those officials downplayed the health concern; and U.S. health agencies delayed informing the public about the risk of the adverse event."FLASHBACK: GOP SENATORS INVOKE STATUTE TO FORCE HHS ANSWERS ON COVID ORIGINS: 'FULL-FLEDGED COVER-UP'The report also highlights the Israeli Ministry of Health notifying officials at the CDC in February 2021 of "large reports of myocarditis, particularly in young people, following the administration of the Pfizer vaccine."The report also highlights documents showing CDC officials discussing "safety signals" for myocarditis with mRNA vaccines in April 2021 based on Defense Department and Israeli data, but "still not taking immediate steps to warn the public."Documents obtained by Johnson also show CDC officials communicating with Moderna and Pfizer representatives about the risks.Johnson also obtained "draft meeting notes from late May 2021 exchanged between U.S. public health officials which included the question: Is VAERS signaling for myopericarditis now?, and the answer: For the age groups 16-17 years and 18-24 years, yes.""VAERS" is an acronym for the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.FLASHBACK: SEN. RON JOHNSON CONFRONTS HHS SECRETARY ABOUT REDACTED FAUCI EMAILS ON COVID-19 ORIGINS"Rather than provide the public and health care providers with immediate and transparent information regarding the risk of myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, the Biden administration waited until late June 2021 to announce changes to the labels for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines based on the suggested increased risks of myocarditis and pericarditis," the report states. "Even though CDC and FDA officials were well aware of the risk of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination, the Biden administration opted to withhold issuing a formal warning to the public for months about the safety concerns, jeopardizing the health of young Americans."The report added that the Biden administrations decision "to downplay the COVID-19 vaccine health risks and delay warning the public about cardiac-related adverse events associated with the mRNA vaccines jeopardized the publics health."According to the report, as of April 25, 2025, VAERS reported 38,607 deaths and more than 1.6 million "adverse events worldwide associated with the administration of COVID-19 injections."Of the more than 38,000 deaths, the report said 25% occurred on Day 0, 1, or 2 following injection, compared to "2,663 deaths reported to VAERS associated with the flu vaccine over a period of 35 years.""No other reports of adverse events associated with any other drug or vaccine even come close to these statistics," the report states. "And yet, those who oversaw the development and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines continue to insist it is safe and effective, without providing the data to prove their claims."Johnsons report demands that the "full extent" of the Biden administrations "failure to immediately warn the public about all COVID-19 vaccine adverse events must be completely exposed.""The American people fund the federal health departments and agencies with their hardearned tax dollars," the report states. "The information developed by these departments and agencies belong to the American people, and should be made fully and transparently available."The report states that as "the roadblocks are removed and more documents that have been hidden and withheld for years become available, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will provide transparency and let the American public see what is their right to see."

The NBA playoffs are in full swing! With just four teams left, its almost time for the finals. Coming up, the New York Knicks are taking on the Indiana Pacers while the Minnesota Timberwolves are playing the Oklahoma City Thunder.While you wait for the finals, now is the perfect time to stock up on team merchandise, thanks to the Game 7 partnership with Amazon. Game 7 features shirts, sweatshirts and sweatpants from all your favorite teams.You can catch all the Playoff games right on Peacock, which costs just $7.99 per month. The NBA League Pass also features all the playoff games, as well as post and pre-game shows. Youll pay $16.99 per month for the regular League Pass.The Minnesota Timberwolves are largely seen as the underdogs going into the series with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but die-hard fans have seen the Timberwolves win time and time again. 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The back of the shirt also has the Timberwolves' logo on it. Made from 100% cotton, youll stay comfortable for every game of the playoffs.Oklahoma dominated the Western conference during the regular season, and theyve shown no sign of slowing down in the postseason. Set to play the Minnesota Timberwolves, many predict OKC will come out on top. Rep your team colors with this Oklahoma City merchandise.Get noticed with a bright blue Oklahoma City Thunder pullover hoodie. Featuring the Oklahoma City logo and name on a thunder blue hoodie. This is a lighter sweatshirt, perfect for the early spring playoff days.Youll never want to take off these comfy Oklahoma City Thunder jogger sweatpants. Lined with a soft fleece, these sweatpants have a small OKC Thunder logo on one side. The heather gray color pairs with any of the other Thunder merch on this list.If you prefer Oklahoma Citys sunset orange color, this OKC Thunder short-sleeve shirt will be your new favorite addition to your fan gear collection. The Oklahoma City logo stands out on the bright orange, and theres an additional logo on the back of the shirt.The New York Knicks squeezed the Boston Celtics out of the playoffs, winning the series 4 to 2. After taking the lead early in the series, game six ended with the Knicks winning by 38 points. Next up, the Knicks are set to play the Indiana Pacers. Show your love for New York with some Knicks gear.MARCH MADNESS GEAR EVERY FAN NEEDS, PLUS WHERE TO STREAM ALL THE GAMESA New York Knicks zip-up hoodie is a sleek black hoodie with a Knicks logo on the front and back of the sweatshirt. With hints of Knicks orange along the sleeves, this sweatshirt goes with any other Knicks gear you get from the Game 7 shop.This New York Knicks long-sleeve shirt shows your love for your favorite city and their best NBA team. The front of the shirt simply says New York with a basketball underneath. You get the Knicks' logo on the side of one of the sleeves. The shirt comes in black, so it goes with anything.Go with the Knicks classic blue and grab a New York Knicks short-sleeve t-shirt. The comfortable, affordable shirt has the Knicks logo on the front over a giant "Knicks" font, so you really get the point across.Indiana beat the Cavaliers in just five games in the last series. Now, the Indiana Pacers are taking on the New York Knicks. The Pacers are the number four seed, while the Knicks are number three. If youre supporting the Pacers in this series, grab this merch.For a one-of-a-kind sweatshirt, go with Game 7s Indiana Pacers pullover hoodie. It comes in Pacers blue and features the Pacers' logo on the front. Its a fleece-lined sweatshirt thatll keep you warmer on colder nights while youre up watching your favorite team in the playoffs.Add a pair of Indiana Pacers joggers to your collection and stay comfortable for the rest of the playoffs. Complete with the Pacers' logo on one side and the Game 7 logo on the other, the heather gray pants are lightweight but lined with fleece for added comfort.For more deals, visitwww.foxnews.com/dealsAlso in heather gray is this Indiana Pacers short-sleeve t-shirt. It matches the sweatpants and has a similar Pacers logo on the front. Made from 100% cotton, youll be plenty comfy while watching games in person, from the comfort of your couch or at your favorite sports bar.

Israeli strikes continued to pound the Gaza Strip Wednesday, despite a surge in international anger at Israel's widening offensive. The attacks killed at least 82 people, including several women and a week-old infant, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and area hospitals.Israel began allowing dozens of humanitarian trucks into Gaza on Tuesday, but the aid has not yet reached Palestinians in desperate need.Jens Laerke, the spokesperson for the U.N.'s humanitarian agency, said no trucks were picked up from the Gaza side of Kerem Shalom, the Israeli border crossing with southern Gaza.U.N. spokesperson Stphane Dujarric said Tuesday that although the aid had entered Gaza, workers were not able to bring it to distribution points after the Israeli military forced them to reload the supplies onto separate trucks and workers ran out of time.The Israeli defense body that oversees humanitarian aid to Gaza said trucks entered Wednesday morning, but it was unclear if that aid would move deeper into Gaza for distribution. The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said its staff had waited several hours to collect aid from the border crossing but were unable to do so on Tuesday.ISRAEL BLOCKS HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA AFTER HAMAS REJECTS CEASEFIRE EXTENSION PROPOSALA few dozen Israeli activists opposed to Israel's decision to allow aid into Gaza while Hamas still holds Israeli hostages attempted to block trucks carrying supplies Wednesday morning, but were kept back by Israeli police.Diplomats come under fire in JeninA group of diplomats came under fire while visiting Jenin, a city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Authority. The diplomats were on an official mission to observe the humanitarian situation in Jenin when shots rang out.An aid worker, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisal, said a delegation of about 20 regional, European and Western diplomats were standing near the entrance of the Jenin refugee camp when they heard gunshots Wednesday, she said. No one was injured, she added.The Israeli military said the delegation "deviated from the approved route" and Israeli soldiers fired warning shots to distance them from the area. The military apologized and said they will contact all countries involved in the visit.Footage shows a number of diplomats running for cover as rapid shots rung out. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said firing even warning shots was unacceptable and called on Israel to investigate.The Italian government of Premier Giorgia Meloni also demanded an explanation, saying that its vice consul was among those who came under fire.Jenin has been the site of Israels widespread crackdown against West Bank militants since earlier this year.On Jan. 21 just two days after its ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza Israeli forces descended on Jenin as they have dozens of times since Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The fighting displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians, one of the largest West Bank displacements in years.International pressure on IsraelOn Tuesday, the United Kingdom suspended free trade talks with Israel over its intensifying assault, a step that came a day after the U.K., Canada and France promised concrete steps to prompt Israel to halt the war. Separately, the European Union was reviewing an EU pact governing trade ties with Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza, according to its foreign policy chief.Israel says it is prepared to stop the war once all the hostages taken by Hamas return home and Hamas is defeated, or is exiled and disarmed. Hamas says it is prepared to release the hostages in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal from the territory and an end to the war. It rejects demands for exile and disarmament.ISRAEL FIRES BACK AT UK OVER SUSPENDED TRADE TALKS, REJECTS EXTERNAL PRESSUREIsrael called back its senior negotiating team from ceasefire talks in the Qatari capital of Doha on Tuesday, saying it would leave lower-level officials in place instead. Qatari leaders, who are mediating negotiations, said there was a large gap between the two sides.Meanwhile, Israeli strikes continued across Gaza. In the southern city of Khan Younis, where Israel recently ordered new evacuations pending an expected expanded offensive, 24 people were killed, 14 from the same family. A week-old infant was killed in central Gaza.The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strikes, but has said it is targeting Hamas infrastructure and accused Hamas militants of operating from civilian areas.Desperate need for foodExperts have warned that many of Gazas 2 million residents face a high risk of famine. At one displacement camp in Gaza City, a charity group distributed thin and watery lentil soup.Somaia Abu Amsha scooped small portions into bowls for her family, saying they have not have had bread for over 10 days and she cant afford rice or pasta."We dont want anything other than that they end the war. We dont want charity kitchens. Even dogs wouldnt eat this, let alone children," she said, pointing at the soup.Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the "heartbreaking" toll on its people during his first general audience in St. Peters Square.Hospitals surroundedIsraeli troops also have surrounded two of northern Gazas last functioning hospitals, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday urged world leaders to take immediate action to end Israels siege on Gaza, issuing the appeal during a visit to Beirut, where he was expected to discuss the disarmament of Palestinian factions in Lebanons refugee camps.ISRAEL ENCIRCLES 2 OF NORTHERN GAZAS LAST FUNCTIONING HOSPITALS, GROUPS SAY"It is time to end the war of extermination against the Palestinian people. I reiterate that we will not leave, and we will remain here on the land of our homeland, Palestine," Abbas said, demanding the immediate entry of aid, the release of detainees, and a full withdrawal from Gaza.The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251 others. The militants are still holding 58 captives, around a third of whom are believed to be alive, after most were returned in ceasefire agreements or other deals.Israels retaliatory offensive has destroyed large swaths of Gaza and killed more than 53,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gazas Health Ministry, which doesnt differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count.

A proposal from the Green Bay Packers that would have effectively banned the tush push failed to receive enough votes from NFL owners on Wednesday.The tush push will continue to be a part of the game through at least the 2025 season, according to FOX Sports.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAs team owners deliberated in the morning, Philadelphia Eagles team owner Jeffrey Lurie reportedly brought Jason Kelce into the meeting to explain why the tush push should be kept in the game. The Eagles have had the most success with the play over the last few years, and Kelces input was apparently enough for owners to forgo approving the ban.The Packers'official rule change proposalwould have prohibited "an offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap." The proposal added that a penalty would be assessed on any offensive player who violated the rule.The original vote was set to take place in April, but it was tabled to May.JORDAN MAILATA, OTHER EAGLES STARS DOWNPLAY TUSH PUSH AS NFL VOTE ON TEAM'S SIGNATURE PLAY LOOMSProponents of the play and those who oppose it both presented strong arguments, while the league expressed worry about safety.Rich McKay, the NFL Competition Committee chair, said in April the issues go beyond safety, because there was not enough data to say whether it is a dangerous play. The league has said there have been no injuries reported from the tush push.Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu called the play cheap.It appears teams will have to adopt the old adage if you dont like it, figure out a better way to stop it.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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