> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Vaccine Safety Research Foundation - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/vaccine-safety-research-foundation/ - Published: 1999-01-03T02:29:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-13T17:54:09.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization The **Vaccine Safety Research Foundation (VSRF)** is an American non-profit advocacy organization founded by [Steve Kirsch](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Steve-Kirsch). It is a subsidiary of the Kirsch Foundation.[\[1\]](#fn1) ## History On November 11, 2021, VSRF published a video titled "What is the [Trusted News Initiative](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Trusted-News-Initiative)?"[\[2\]](#fn2) During a January 23, 2023 VSRF livestream alongside [Robert Malone](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-Malone), Kirsch announced his intentions to create a super PAC to "draft" [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-F-Kennedy-Jr) to run for President of the United States in the 2024 United States presidential election.[\[3\]](#fn3) In March 25-26, 2023, VSRF co-organized the Covid Litigation Conference 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia alongside Mendenhall Law Group, in partnership with the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), No College Mandates and [The Unity Project](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/The-Unity-Project).[\[4\]](#fn4) In August 2025, VSRF announced its support for the Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education (GRACE) Act alongside over 50 other organizations.[\[5\]](#fn5) VSRF co-sponsored the Children's Health Defense Conference 2025, which took place November 7-9, 2025 in Austin, Texas.[\[6\]](#fn6) ## Organization | Name | Position | Notes | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [Steve Kirsch](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Steve-Kirsch) | Founder[\[7\]](#fn7) | Kirsch Foundation, [COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-Early-Treatment-Fund) (CETF) | | Hilary Grant-Valdez | Chief of Staff[\[8\]](#fn8) | RePlatform, [COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-Early-Treatment-Fund) (CETF), M10 Networks, Token, Kirsch Foundation | | Lisa Laehy | Director of Research[\[9\]](#fn9) | RePlatform, Defeat the Mandates, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison | | Mary Talley Bowden | Board Member[\[10\]](#fn10) | Americans for Health Freedom | | Paul Marik | Board Member[\[10:1\]](#fn10) | Independent Medical Alliance (IMA), Baragwanath Hospital, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada | | Angela Wulbrecht | Board Member[\[10:2\]](#fn10) | \- | | Ira Bernstein | Expert[\[7:1\]](#fn7) | [Humber River Hospital](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Humber-River-Health), [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Citizens-Care-Alliance) (CCCA) | | Byram Bridle | Expert[\[7:2\]](#fn7) | University of Guelph, [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Citizens-Care-Alliance) (CCCA) | | [Robert Malone](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-Malone) | Expert[\[7:3\]](#fn7) | [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Advisory-Committee-on-Immunization-Practices) (ACIP), Global COVID Summit, [The Unity Project](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/The-Unity-Project), [Malone Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Malone-Institute) | | [Jessica Rose](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Jessica-Rose) | Expert[\[7:4\]](#fn7) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | | Stephanie Seneff | Expert[\[7:5\]](#fn7) | MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), [GMOScience](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/GMOScience) | | Chris Martenson | Director[\[1:1\]](#fn1) | Peak Prosperity, [Ethical Markets Media](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Ethical-Markets-Media) | | Peter McCullough | Director[\[1:2\]](#fn1) | [The Wellness Company](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/The-Wellness-Company) (TWC), McCullough Foundation, Truth for Health Foundation, [Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-and-Medical-Professionals-for-Transparency) (PHMPT) | | Steven Mitby | Agent[\[1:3\]](#fn1) | Mitby Pacholder Johnson | ## Videos - November 11, 2021: "[What is the Trusted News Initiative?](https://odysee.com/@VSRF:d/Vaccine-Safety-Research-Foundation-TNI:e)" - February 12, 2026: "[VSRF Live #214: Public Health Corruption in Canada](https://rumble.com/v75jr5c-vsrf-live-214-public-health-corruption-in-canada.html)" with Tamara Ugolini ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=vaccine%5Fsafety%5Fresearch%5Ffoundation) - [OpenCorporates](https://opencorporates.com/companies/us%5Ftx/0804333619) - [Website](https://www.vacsafety.org/) - [X](https://x.com/VacSafety) --- 1. Texas Secretary of State. (2023, January 3). *The Kirsch Foundation*. OpenCorporates. [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) [↩︎](#fnref1:2) [↩︎](#fnref1:3) 2. Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. (2021, November 11). *What is the Trusted News Initiative?* Odysee. [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. (2023, January 26). *Full Episode #64: “Defeat the Mandates Anniversary” with Robert Malone, MD.* Rumble. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *Events*. Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *The Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education (GRACE) Act - Endorsing Organizations.* (2025, August). Congressman Greg Steube. [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *Sponsors.* Children’s Health Defense. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *About us.* Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. Retrieved May 8, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref7) [↩︎](#fnref7:1) [↩︎](#fnref7:2) [↩︎](#fnref7:3) [↩︎](#fnref7:4) [↩︎](#fnref7:5) 8. Kirsch, S., & Clary, L. (2022, December 29). *Help Us Reach the Moveable Middle*. Substack; Steve Kirsch’s newsletter. [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. *Lisa Laehy.* LinkedIn. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from [↩︎](#fnref9) 10. *About us.* Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from [↩︎](#fnref10) [↩︎](#fnref10:1) [↩︎](#fnref10:2)