Aaron Siri is the vaccine injury attorney and ICAN legal counsel whose FOIA lawsuits against HHS and FDA have forced the release of critical vaccine safety documents — from Pfizer trial data to v-safe records.
Vaccine-safety litigator, founder of ICAN (Informed Consent Action Network), and author of VACCINES, AMEN: THE RELIGION OF VACCINES. Best known for conducting a landmark 9-hour deposition of Stanley Plotkin in January 2018 and for a series of FOIA requests and lawsuits that have targeted gaps in vaccine safety data held by the FDA, CDC, and HHS.
Background
Siri is a practicing attorney. By the time of the Plotkin Deposition 2018, he had already litigated several vaccine cases and reviewed primary government and pharma sources on vaccine safety. He spent six weeks preparing for the Plotkin deposition after being contacted by Dr. Toni Bark in November 2017, who was serving as an expert witness in a family law case and needed a deposing attorney.
He founded ICAN, a nonprofit organization that has funded vaccine-related FOIA requests, lawsuits against the FDA, CDC, and HHS, and other legal actions challenging vaccine safety data and regulatory decisions.
Role in Vaccine Policy
Plotkin Deposition (2018): Deposed Dr. Stanley Plotkin for 9 hours on January 11, 2018, establishing on the record: the 5-day safety monitoring window for Recombivax HB, the 4-day window for Engerix-B, Plotkin's extensive pharma conflicts of interest, and Plotkin's admission that he would tell parents vaccines don't cause autism without scientific proof.
FOIA campaign: Filed FOIA requests with FDA to obtain clinical trial reports for Recombivax HB and Engerix-B, confirming no safety data existed beyond a few days post-injection. Filed a lawsuit against FDA when it failed to produce Engerix-B safety data beyond one week.
HHS lawsuit: On behalf of ICAN, formally requested HHS provide post-licensure Hep B safety data; HHS produced seven studies, none of which supported safety in babies.
CDC autism lawsuit: Sued CDC for studies showing infant vaccines (first 6 months schedule) don't cause autism; CDC could not produce a single qualifying study (detail in Ch. 11 of the book).
Author: Wrote VACCINES, AMEN: THE RELIGION OF VACCINES, a 302-page critique of vaccinology's approach to safety.
Conflicts of Interest / Affiliations
Siri is plaintiff-side counsel; his income derives from representing individuals and families in vaccine-related litigation and advocacy. No pharma financial ties are documented in source material. ICAN receives funding from donors opposed to current vaccine policy, though specific funders are not identified in this source.
Key Statements
"The worst fears expressed regarding safety gaps related to childhood vaccines were not only true, they were worse than I could have imagined." (re: Plotkin deposition, p. 11)
Characterizes Plotkin's willingness to tell parents vaccines don't cause autism without proof as "simply lying."
Frames vaccinology's approach as: "conduct as little safety review as possible to avoid any finding that may prevent licensure of a vaccine."
Who is Aaron Siri and what has he accomplished in vaccine safety litigation?
Aaron Siri is a practicing attorney, founder of ICAN, and author of Vaccines, Amen. He conducted the landmark 9-hour deposition of Stanley Plotkin in 2018, establishing on the record the 5-day safety window for Recombivax HB and Plotkin's admission he would tell parents vaccines don't cause autism without proof. His FOIA campaigns confirmed the FDA held no extended safety data for hepatitis B vaccines, and his lawsuits forced release of V-safe data and CDC's hidden PRR analysis.
What did Aaron Siri's Plotkin deposition reveal?
During the 9-hour deposition on January 11, 2018, Siri established that Recombivax HB was licensed with only 5-day safety monitoring in 147 children with no control group — facts Plotkin didn't recall despite being the principal investigator. Plotkin admitted 5 days is not enough to detect autoimmune or neurological disorders, admitted his safety claims were "speculation based on experience," and stated he would "absolutely" tell parents DTaP doesn't cause autism without scientific proof.
How did Aaron Siri force the release of vaccine safety data from government agencies?
Siri filed FOIA requests and federal lawsuits against FDA, CDC, and HHS. He confirmed FDA held no Recombivax HB safety data beyond 5 days, sued FDA over Engerix-B and received no safety data after years of litigation, proved HHS never filed mandatory biennial safety reports, forced CDC to release hidden PRR data showing massive COVID vaccine safety signals, and filed two lawsuits to obtain suppressed V-safe health impact data.
What did Siri's CDC autism lawsuit accomplish?
Siri sued CDC in federal court for all studies the agency relied on to claim infant vaccines don't cause autism. CDC listed 20 studies in a court stipulation — 15 were exclusively about MMR or thimerosal, not the infant vaccines in question. Not a single study showed DTaP, Hep B, Hib, PCV, or IPV do not cause autism in the first 6 months of life. The result documented the complete absence of supporting evidence for CDC's public safety claims.
What is Aaron Siri's central argument about vaccine safety?
Siri argues that vaccine safety claims are made without evidence, that the absence of evidence is treated as proof of safety, and that the system has no effective enforcement mechanism. Pharma has no liability incentive, HHS is structurally conflicted, and the Vaccine Safety Mandate has gone unfulfilled for over 30 years. He characterizes vaccinology as functioning more like a religion than a science, with safety conclusions maintained regardless of data.
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