After a whistleblower alerted The Defender, an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) spokesperson confirmed an internal directive telling healthcare employers not to report or track COVID-19 vaccine injuries. The directive stated that OSHA, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor, would not track workers COVID-19 vaccine adverse events even though it acknowledged that the vaccines may cause injuries that would require employees to take time off work. OSHA continued to track reactions to other vaccines.




