TN HJR0098

Urges U.S. Congress to require the VA to add COVID-19 treatments administered under Emergency Use Authorization (before FDA approval) as pre-qualifying exposures for care under the PACT Act

Urges Congress to add anthrax vaccinations as qualifying exposures for VA care under the PACT Act

Requests Congress conduct a full investigation into the timeline and individuals responsible for decisions requiring servicemembers to receive these treatments

Cites allegations that the Department of Defense unlawfully administered EUA products as if they were fully FDA-approved, despite military regulations granting servicemembers the right to refuse EUA products

References October 2004 federal court order halting mandatory anthrax vaccinations for military personnel, noting Tennessee troops received anthrax vaccinations that year