White House Health Official Makes False Claim About COVID-19 Vaccines

Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House's COVID-19 response coordinator, speaks to reporters in Washington in a June 2, 2022, file image. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A White House official made a false claim on June 20 about COVID-19 vaccines while encouraging parents to get their young children vaccinated.

Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, said that “there have not been any serious side effects of these vaccines.”