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'''Brandy Vaughan''' was an [[activist]] best known for speaking out against the [[pharmaceutical industry]] and [[vaccines]]; founder of ''[[Learn The Risk]]'', a vaccine awareness non-profit organization.<ref>https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/brandy_vaughn saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209215113/https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/brandy_vaughn Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/pJb2M Archive.is]</ref> She worked for [[Merck]] between [[2001]]-[[2004]].  
 
'''Brandy Vaughan''' was an [[activist]] best known for speaking out against the [[pharmaceutical industry]] and [[vaccines]]; founder of ''[[Learn The Risk]]'', a vaccine awareness non-profit organization.<ref>https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/brandy_vaughn saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209215113/https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/brandy_vaughn Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/pJb2M Archive.is]</ref> She worked for [[Merck]] between [[2001]]-[[2004]].  
  
 
==Merck Employment==
 
==Merck Employment==
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She was initially a pharmaceutical employee who sold Vioxx, a painkiller medication sold by the company Merck<ref>http://s3r.news/vaccine-whistleblower-brandy-vaughn-found-dead</ref>. It eventually came to light that Vioxx was found to double the risk of stroke and heart attacks in people.
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She was initially a pharmaceutical employee who sold [[Vioxx]], a [[painkiller]] medication sold by the company [[Merck]]<ref>http://s3r.news/vaccine-whistleblower-brandy-vaughn-found-dead</ref>. It eventually came to light that Vioxx was found to double the risk of stroke and heart attacks in people.
  
 
The company Merck, knowingly continued to distribute the painkillers<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB109926864290160719#:~:text=When%20Merck%20%26%20Co.,risk%2C%20were%20%22unexpected.%22</ref>, knowing its prospective dangers. The medical journal Lancet estimates that 88,000 Americans had heart attacks from taking Vioxx, and 38,000 of them died<ref>https://www.npr.org/2007/11/10/5470430/timeline-the-rise-and-fall-of-vioxx#:~:text=Shortly%20before%20the%20FDA%20approved,causing%20heart%20attacks%20and%20strokes.</ref>. Merck, eventually had to settle the biggest pharma lawsuit in history, to the tune of 4.85 billion dollars <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/business/09merck.html</ref> to thousands of people.
 
The company Merck, knowingly continued to distribute the painkillers<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB109926864290160719#:~:text=When%20Merck%20%26%20Co.,risk%2C%20were%20%22unexpected.%22</ref>, knowing its prospective dangers. The medical journal Lancet estimates that 88,000 Americans had heart attacks from taking Vioxx, and 38,000 of them died<ref>https://www.npr.org/2007/11/10/5470430/timeline-the-rise-and-fall-of-vioxx#:~:text=Shortly%20before%20the%20FDA%20approved,causing%20heart%20attacks%20and%20strokes.</ref>. Merck, eventually had to settle the biggest pharma lawsuit in history, to the tune of 4.85 billion dollars <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/business/09merck.html</ref> to thousands of people.
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==Activities==
 
==Activities==
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After leaving her job, Brandy Vaughan lived in Europe for 8 years with her son.<ref>https://www.thefocus.news/health-and-fitness/brandy-vaughan-death/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209114321/https://www.thefocus.news/health-and-fitness/brandy-vaughan-death/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/F67i9 Archive.is]</ref>  
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After leaving her job, Brandy Vaughan lived in [[Europe]] for 8 years with her son.<ref>https://www.thefocus.news/health-and-fitness/brandy-vaughan-death/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209114321/https://www.thefocus.news/health-and-fitness/brandy-vaughan-death/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/F67i9 Archive.is]</ref>  
  
 
==Disavowal of suicide==
 
==Disavowal of suicide==
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In December 2019, Brandy Vaughan explicitly stated that she would never commit suicide, stating "I’ve NEVER had any thoughts of taking my own life, not once, ever. Even before I had my son..."<ref name=jd>https://jdfor2020.com/2020/12/police-launch-investigation-into-death-of-vaccine-safety-advocate-brandy-vaughn/</ref>
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In December [[2019]], Brandy Vaughan explicitly stated that she would never commit [[suicide]], stating "I’ve NEVER had any thoughts of taking my own life, not once, ever. Even before I had my son...".<ref name=jd>https://jdfor2020.com/2020/12/police-launch-investigation-into-death-of-vaccine-safety-advocate-brandy-vaughn/</ref><ref>http://archive.today/2020.12.11-035033/https://twitter.com/SomeBitchIKnow2/status/1337239218150584321</ref><ref>http://archive.today/2020.12.10-202742/https://www.facebook.com/563231396/posts/10157693347666397/?extid=0&d=n</ref>
  
 
==Sudden death==
 
==Sudden death==
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Vaughan was found dead by her son<ref>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13429512/brandy-vaughan-anti-vaccination-dead/</ref> on 7 December 2020. According to some webpages, she died from gallbladder complications.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/tribute-brandy-vaughn/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201212024323/https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/tribute-brandy-vaughn/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/2AYBy Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://heavy.com/news/brandy-vaughan-dead/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209143921/https://heavy.com/news/brandy-vaughan-dead/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/LFwMj Archive.is]</ref> [[Erin Elizabeth]] wrote on Dec. 8 that there will be an independent autopsy, Brandy did relate (see disturbing video below) that she was fearful for attacks on her life<ref>https://www.healthnutnews.com/my-long-time-friend-and-learn-the-risk-founder-brandy-vaughan-found-dead/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201208202302/https://www.healthnutnews.com/my-long-time-friend-and-learn-the-risk-founder-brandy-vaughan-found-dead/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/1R7IA Archive.is] | [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/File:Erin_Elizabeth-Brandy_Vaughan-2.jpg local copy]</ref> and her house had been broken into several times.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuTXlCGjqMc saved at [https://archive.is/E5APt Archive.is]</ref>
 
 
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Vaughan was found dead by her son<ref>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13429512/brandy-vaughan-anti-vaccination-dead/</ref> on 7 December 2020. According to some webpages, she died from gallbladder complications.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/tribute-brandy-vaughn/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201212024323/https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/tribute-brandy-vaughn/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/2AYBy Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://heavy.com/news/brandy-vaughan-dead/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209143921/https://heavy.com/news/brandy-vaughan-dead/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/LFwMj Archive.is]</ref> [[Erin Elizabeth]] wrote on Dec. 8 that there will be an independent autopsy, Brandy did relate (see disturbing video below) that she was fearful for attacks on her life<ref>https://www.healthnutnews.com/my-long-time-friend-and-learn-the-risk-founder-brandy-vaughan-found-dead/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20201208202302/https://www.healthnutnews.com/my-long-time-friend-and-learn-the-risk-founder-brandy-vaughan-found-dead/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/1R7IA Archive.is] | [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/File:Erin_Elizabeth-Brandy_Vaughan-2.jpg local copy]</ref> and her house had been broken into several times.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuTXlCGjqMc saved at [https://archive.is/E5APt Archive.is]</ref>
  
 
==="Criminal investigation"===
 
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On December 16, [[2020]], a spokesperson for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that investigators won’t determine the cause of Vaughn’s death until the completion of a pending toxicology screening, a process that normally takes 4 – 6 weeks<ref name=jd/>
  
 
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*https://learntherisk.org/pharma/ - THIS IS BRANDY's SITE([https://archive.is/fVEQx archived])
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*https://learntherisk.org/pharma/ - her website ([https://archive.is/fVEQx archived])
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*[https://www.activistpost.com/2015/08/former-merck-employee-targeted-for.html Article about the harassment campaign against her] by [[Melissa Dykes]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20201108110822/https://www.activistpost.com/2015/08/former-merck-employee-targeted-for.html archived])
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 18 December 2022

Person.png Brandy Vaughan Facebook WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(activist, COVID-19/Premature death)
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Died7 December 2020
Alma materUC Sana Barbara
Victim ofpremature death
Interests • pharmaceuticals
• big pharma
• vaccines
• Vioxx
• Merck
Internationally reputed big pharma dissident who was found dead in December 2020

Brandy Vaughan was an activist best known for speaking out against the pharmaceutical industry and vaccines; founder of Learn The Risk, a vaccine awareness non-profit organization.[1] She worked for Merck between 2001-2004.

Merck Employment

She was initially a pharmaceutical employee who sold Vioxx, a painkiller medication sold by the company Merck[2]. It eventually came to light that Vioxx was found to double the risk of stroke and heart attacks in people.

The company Merck, knowingly continued to distribute the painkillers[3], knowing its prospective dangers. The medical journal Lancet estimates that 88,000 Americans had heart attacks from taking Vioxx, and 38,000 of them died[4]. Merck, eventually had to settle the biggest pharma lawsuit in history, to the tune of 4.85 billion dollars [5] to thousands of people.

Activities

After leaving her job, Brandy Vaughan lived in Europe for 8 years with her son.[6]

Disavowal of suicide

In December 2019, Brandy Vaughan explicitly stated that she would never commit suicide, stating "I’ve NEVER had any thoughts of taking my own life, not once, ever. Even before I had my son...".[7][8][9]

Sudden death

The Overt and Covert Intimidation of Brandy Vaughan

Vaughan was found dead by her son[10] on 7 December 2020. According to some webpages, she died from gallbladder complications.[11][12] Erin Elizabeth wrote on Dec. 8 that there will be an independent autopsy, Brandy did relate (see disturbing video below) that she was fearful for attacks on her life[13] and her house had been broken into several times.[14]

"Criminal investigation"

On December 16, 2020, a spokesperson for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that investigators won’t determine the cause of Vaughn’s death until the completion of a pending toxicology screening, a process that normally takes 4 – 6 weeks[7]

Fundraiser

Weblinks

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/brandy_vaughn saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
  2. ↑ http://s3r.news/vaccine-whistleblower-brandy-vaughn-found-dead
  3. ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB109926864290160719#:~:text=When%20Merck%20%26%20Co.,risk%2C%20were%20%22unexpected.%22
  4. ↑ https://www.npr.org/2007/11/10/5470430/timeline-the-rise-and-fall-of-vioxx#:~:text=Shortly%20before%20the%20FDA%20approved,causing%20heart%20attacks%20and%20strokes.
  5. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/business/09merck.html
  6. ↑ https://www.thefocus.news/health-and-fitness/brandy-vaughan-death/ saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
  7. ↑ a b https://jdfor2020.com/2020/12/police-launch-investigation-into-death-of-vaccine-safety-advocate-brandy-vaughn/
  8. ↑ http://archive.today/2020.12.11-035033/https://twitter.com/SomeBitchIKnow2/status/1337239218150584321
  9. ↑ http://archive.today/2020.12.10-202742/https://www.facebook.com/563231396/posts/10157693347666397/?extid=0&d=n
  10. ↑ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13429512/brandy-vaughan-anti-vaccination-dead/
  11. ↑ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/tribute-brandy-vaughn/ saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
  12. ↑ https://heavy.com/news/brandy-vaughan-dead/ saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
  13. ↑ https://www.healthnutnews.com/my-long-time-friend-and-learn-the-risk-founder-brandy-vaughan-found-dead/ saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is | local copy
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuTXlCGjqMc saved at Archive.is
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