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Ron Johnson: “Once 1997 occurred, [serious journalism] got overwhelmed by…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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U.S. Senator Exposes The MASSIVE COVERUP Behind COVID! w/ Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 16:03

And so prior to 1987, you actually had serious journalism. I mean, Mike Wallace had a serious piece on 60 Minutes about the swine flu vaccine. It's one of the reasons it got pulled. … Once 1997 occurred, [serious journalism] got overwhelmed by the mantra of safe and effective [vaccines]. … this. But by and large, the. The mantra of safe and effective, you know, this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. What adverse events you have are rare and mild. (16:03–16:06)

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Asserts that post-1997, serious journalism was overshadowed by vaccine safety narratives.

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