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[Army Doctor Investigates 2,544 Troop Death Reports After COVID Vaccination](https://www.military.com/army-doctor-tapped-by-rfk-jr-and-hegseth-is-investigating-2544-troop-death-reports-after-covid-vaccination)
Army Lt. Col. Dr. Theresa Long disclosed in an August 14 federal court deposition that she is serving as a senior medical military adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and is reviewing unverified adverse event data. [1, 2]
## The Deposition Details
* The Role: Dr. Long stated that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth detailed her to advise RFK Jr. on military health surveillance systems and pandemic databases. [2, 3]
* The Numbers Under Review: She is examining 2,544 unverified death reports among service members submitted to the federal [Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)](https://vaers.hhs.gov/). [1, 4]
* Personal Claims: Long testified that she personally knows of roughly 28 to 29 individuals who died from the COVID-19 vaccine, though she was not permitted to share further details during the deposition. [1, 2]
## Context and Official Findings
* Unverified Data: The 2,544 figures come from VAERS, an early-warning system that accepts unverified raw reports which do not establish causation. [1, 4, 5]
* Pentagon Analyses: Previous Pentagon and military medical analyses have not supported a link between widespread troop deaths and the COVID-19 vaccines, finding instead that safety metrics align with broader public health data showing the shots are safe and effective. [3, 6]
[1] [https://trial.medpath.com](https://trial.medpath.com/news/army-doctor-testifies-she-is-investigating-whether-covid-19-vaccines-killed-u-s-troops)
[2] [https://sg.news.yahoo.com](https://sg.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-investigating-whether-covid-130129156.html)
[3] [https://www.military.com](https://www.military.com/army-doctor-tapped-by-rfk-jr-and-hegseth-is-investigating-2544-troop-death-reports-after-covid-vaccination)
[5] [https://www.facebook.com](https://www.facebook.com/videoasis.live/posts/an-army-doctor-says-she-is-reviewing-reports-of-military-deaths-after-covid-19-v/1084909377239307/)
[6] [https://www.nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/military-covid-vaccine-deaths.html)