On Monday, November 27, 2023, Lieutenant Ted Macie, an active-duty officer in the Navy Medical Service Corps and a whistleblower, revealed Department of Defense data indicating a significant rise in heart-related issues among military pilots following COVID-19 vaccination.
According to the data presented by Lieutenant Macie, the U.S. military has experienced a major increase in heart-related issues with helicopter and fixed-wing pilots.
Lieutenant Macie indicated that Defense Department data shows a 937% increase in heart failure, a 152% increase in Cardiomyopathy, a 69% increase in Ischemic Heart Disease, a 62% increase in pulmonary heart disease, a 36% increase in hypertensive disease, and a 63% increase in other forms of heart disease compared to the five-year average before 2022.