In a May 2007 report aired on NBC affiliate television station WLWT in Cincinnati, Ohio, servicemen claimed that severe health problems arose following vaccinations given to those who were committed to serving America. Military and government authorities then refused to acknowledge the link between the vaccine shots and the crippling illnesses.

"This is the worst cover-up in the history of the military," said an unidentified military health officer, quoted in the WLWT investigative report. The vaccine shots are apparently leaving some U.S. soldiers on the verge of death, an increasingly common non-combat casualty of military service. Featured in the WLWT report was Lance Corporal David Fey, 20 at the time, who was receiving dialysis three days a week. His kidneys failing, his military career over, he reported feeling like his country had abandoned him.

Fey was one of a group of Marines who lined up for an undisclosed shot in November 2005. Fey recalled. "After that shot, I started swelling up. I gained 30 pounds of water. My eyes swelled up where I couldn't see. I started snoring. I developed a rash on my hand." Three weeks later, Fey was back home in Clermont County on his death bed at Clinton Memorial Hospital. His kidneys were failing, and his body was so swollen that it left stretch marks. Fey's mother, Cindy Fey began scouring her son's medical records in search of answers. She said the shot was never listed in his medical records and the military claimed he never received a shot. Yet, the military's story would later change. The Department of Defense stated that "all service members' vaccinations are documented in the individual's permanent medical record." Nevertheless, Fey's military medical records did not report any shot on that date. Another Marine in Fey's unit told the WLWT reporter that there was no shot listed in his medical records either and that those who gave shots never told his unit what the shot was. Then, many months later, Fey's medical records were mysteriously changed with a handwritten notation indicating that the mystery shot that had first been denied, then described as confidential, was in reality a flu vaccine.

Fey is one of a growing number of soldiers who have become seriously ill after receiving military vaccinations. The Department of Defense medical officer who spoke with WLWT said that the number is up in the thousands. The symptoms range from joint aches and pains and arthritic symptoms to death. While The Department of Defense said that it encourages "healthcare workers and vaccine recipients to report adverse (reactions) events," the military never reported Fey's reaction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the FDA. The DOD officer said those who have claimed to have had adverse reactions to shots are treated like it is all in their heads.