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React19 Presents at House Briefing in Washington DC

In partnership with Representative Smucker (R-PA), members of React19 and vaccine law expert Renee Gentry Esq., presented at a briefing for the House of Representatives. React19 members who were injured by the Covid vaccines presented to a full room to share their struggles with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), the need for swift and fair compensation, and to express their support for Covid vaccine compensation reform.

The CICP aims to provide compensation for covered serious injuries or deaths that occur as the result of the administration or use of certain countermeasures. It is React19's position that the program's 97% rejection rate is an abject failure for Americans injured by the Covid vaccines and is need of swift reform. Therefore we encourage The House of Representatives to pass H.R.5142 and H.R.5143, Covid vaccine compensation modernization.

Want to learn more? Click HERE to learn more about the compensation program's shortfalls. 

Here are the testimonies that were presented in Washington D.C. October 17, 2023. 

Roman Astree (Laurie Kumontis, mom) - FATALITY – Heart and Organ Damage

Roman passed away within 48 hours of his 2nd dose of Pfizer, less than a week after he graduated high school. He played trombone in his award winning high school marching band, ran a gaming server and had a thriving gaming youtube channel. The only warning was a stomach ache and chest pain. By the time he arrived at the hospital his heart had failed and his organs were failing. After no response to the VAERS filing nor the CICP application, his mother Lauree will come to Washington DC to share her struggle to find answers. In her words, “I said I am not anti-vax, but I want the world to know that my 18 year old son passed away 2 days after the vaccine.”

  • Residence
    PA
  • Date of vaccine
    06/10/2021
  • Date of death
    06/13/2021
  • Age
    18
  • Brand
    Pfizer
  • Was the death reported to VAERS?
    Yes
  • Was a claim filed with the CICP?
    Yes

Andre Cherry - DISABLED - Neurologic Issues: Tremors, Dystonia, Flaccid Paralysis, Bilateral Ballismus, Vocalizations, and Limited Mobility

2 hours after his second shot, his left arm started to tremor uncontrollably and he took some Tylenol, rested and the tremor stopped momentarily. They returned, and where then in both arms and eventually in both legs as well. His symptoms worsened and he became more debilitated. Andre is now confined to a wheelchair requiring 24/7 supervision due to the severity of his episodes. Medical care and financial support are extremely limited as this once healthy and vibrant college student is now completely dependent on others and his condition continues to decline.
  • Residence
    PA
  • Date of vaccine
    06/23/2021
  • Date of injury
    06/23/2021
  • Age
    21
  • Brand
    Moderna
  • Was the death reported to VAERS?
    Yes
  • Was a claim filed with the CICP?
    Yes

Renée Gentry Esq. - Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic Director - George Washington University

Renée Gentry is the Director of the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic. Ms. Gentry founded her own firm, the Law Office of Renée J. Gentry, Esq. in Washington DC, specializing in vaccine injury litigation in June 2019. She is one of the leading experts on vaccine injury litigation in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP).

Ms. Gentry has advised numerous congressional members, staff, and committees on issues relevant to the NVICP, and she has also helped to draft proposed legislation. She is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and is admitted to the Federal Claims Court Bar. She is a member of the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association, a national bar representing the interests of claimants in the NVICP.

Dr. Nikki Holland DISABLED - Respiratory Issues, Tracheostomy, Partial Paralysis, Neuromyopathy

Nikki was a healthy, active single mom of three who was a professor, athletic trainer and prior to injury was practicing as a physical therapist in the home health setting.  Within a week of her 2nd Moderna shot she was hospitalized due to respiratory failure so severe she had to be placed on a ventilator.  Her condition declined and led to blood clots, airway spasms, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, GI complications, bladder dysfunction, and neuromuscular impairments.  This resulted in her needing a wheelchair, relying on a feeding tube and tracheostomy. She has been life flighted seven times and had 11 hospital stays. Now disabled, she has replaced her steady income that she needed to provide for her three children with medical bills that failed to bring any answers. Over two and half years later, answers are beginning to come with a diagnoses of autonomic dysfunction and CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy) a permanent condition requiring medication that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars
  • Residence
    TN
  • Date of vaccine
    02/12/2021
  • Date of injury
    02/14/2021
  • Age
    36
  • Brand
    Moderna
  • Was the death reported to VAERS?
    Yes
  • Was a claim filed with the CICP?
    Yes

Cody Flint CAREER ENDED, Pilot – Intracranial Hypertension

Cody was living the American dream, with his young wife and two sons and a career he loved. He pursued this dream immediately after high school and had his pilot’s license and full-time job at 19. At the time of his injury, he had compiled over 10,000 total flight hours. Almost immediately after his one dose of Pfizer he had an excruciating headache which turned debilitating. His first flight back at work nearly became his last that resulted in brain swelling and inner ears rupturing, and Cody losing consciousness upon landing. He can no longer fly and cannot renew his FAA medical. His application to CICP has subsequently been denied.
  • Residence
    MS
  • Date of vaccine
    02/01/2021
  • Date of injury
    02/01/2021
  • Age
    33
  • Brand
    Pfizer
  • Was the death reported to VAERS?
    Yes
  • Was a claim filed with the CICP?
    Yes