Exhibit 121 · Journalism
FDA memo attributes child deaths to COVID vaccines
Prasad claims that agency staff determined that “no fewer than 10” of 96 child deaths reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, between 2021 and 2024 were “related” to Covid vaccination.
NBC News reports that a November 2025 memo to FDA staff from Vinay Prasad stated that at least 10 of 96 child deaths reported to VAERS from 2021 to 2024 were related to COVID-19 vaccination, and that the memo 'did not include the children's ages or medical histories, timelines or documentation for the deaths.' NBC also quotes the memo: 'This is a profound revelation ... For the first time, the U.S. FDA will acknowledge that COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children.' Outside experts criticized the memo.
- Source
- NBC News, reporting an internal memo by Vinay Prasad, FDA
- Date
- November 2025
- Quoted from
- NBC News report on the memo, paragraph 2 (memo 'sent Friday')
- Grade
- Reported
- Document
- https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-covid-vaccines-children-deaths-rcna246437
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit
- Note
- The memo is known through press reports.