CIA Investigated Officers For Espionage Over Not Taking COVID-19 Vaccine: Lawsuit
A lawsuit alleges the CIA investigated thousands of unvaccinated employees and contractors for espionage after refusing COVID-19 vaccines.Summary
According to a lawsuit filed in June 2024 in Virginia federal court, the CIA investigated thousands of its employees and contractors who refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine after President Joe Biden’s 2021 mandate for federal workers, with the agency’s chief operating officer ordering the Counter Espionage Department to treat the unvaccinated as security threats; a whistleblower from a group co‑founded by former DNI Tulsi Gabbard revealed the order in 2025, and the CIA confirmed the investigations but declined to cite legal authority; plaintiff James Erdman III sought removal of the investigative records, receiving no response, which led to the suit seeking class certification, a declaration that the order was illegal, and deletion of the gathered information from personnel files, while lawyers warn the episode sets a dangerous precedent for future investigations based on personal medical choices, and the advocacy group Feds for Freedom argues that national‑security personnel should not be targeted for vaccine refusal.
(Source：Zerohedge)