Wenstrup to Hold Hearing on COVID-19 Therapeutic and Naturally Acquired Immunity

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “Investigating Pandemic Immunity: Acquired, Therapeutic or Both” to examine the role COVID-19 vaccinations and naturally acquired immunity played in public health discussions and final government policies. Global vaccination research and available coronavirus studies proved that antibodies acquired through previous infection provided robust immunity against COVID-19 reinfection. This hearing seeks to explore the effect of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine policy decisions and wide-sweeping vaccine mandates.

“Removing physicians from the COVID-19 vaccine conversation was a mistake. Americans needed to be educated by doctors who were treating COVID patients, not indoctrinated by politicians. Instead of following the science, our public health authority ignored naturally acquired immunity and forced Americans to get vaccinated without considering previous infection. We knew that infection from coronaviruses — including SARS and MERS — confers robust natural immunity. Why were the facts ignored? The Select Subcommittee looks forward to learning more about this important topic from our expert witnesses next week,” said Chairman Wenstrup.

WHAT: Hearing titled “Investigating Pandemic Immunity: Acquired, Therapeutic or Both.”

DATE: Thursday, May 11, 2023

TIME: 10:00 AM ET

LOCATION: 2247 Rayburn House Office Building

WITNESS:

Dr. Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H.

Chief, Islet Transplant Surgery

Professor of Surgery

Johns Hopkins University

*More witnesses to be announced*  

The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online at https://oversight.house.gov/.

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