Mary Talley Bowden on vaccine injury: what the evidence says · JRE #2335

FACT CHECK // JRE #2335 // EXHIBIT LOG
EPISODE AIRED JUN 10, 2025 · THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE
CLAIM CMRGC4ZVSTATUS: PUBLISHED
SUBJECT: VACCINE INJURY
Timestamp55:48
Aired
RulingNeeds Context

Not a true/false call. Every claim is logged with its sources; read the exhibits below.

// THE CLAIM · ON TAPE
They have denied 98% of people that have applied for assistance. On average, I think they've awarded 30 people, 30 of all the vaccine injured that
Mary Talley Bowden@ 55:48
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What the evidence says 01 / RECORD

Federal data on the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) support the core of this claim. A review of the program (drawing on the December 2024 GAO report on HRSA's CICP) found that of the roughly one quarter of claims adjudicated as of mid 2024, only 92 (about 2.6 percent) were deemed eligible for compensation, meaning well over 97 percent of decided claims were denied. Of those 92 eligible claims, only 52 were COVID vaccine related and just about $400,000 had actually been paid out for COVID countermeasure injuries, consistent with only a few dozen people compensated at the time this June 2025 episode aired. Two important caveats: the 98 percent figure applies to claims that have been decided, not all claims filed (a large share remain pending), and the high denial rate reflects the program's strict causation and filing standards rather than proof that the underlying injuries were fabricated. On the numbers cited, the statement is largely accurate.

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