The best part of his response was this:

"As you consider your own options, I hope you will remember claims that the COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe or the cause of physical harm or death have been fully refuted. Without widespread public vaccinations, we run the risk of developing more severe and vaccine resistant COVID variants. We need to work with our public health agencies to promote commonsense public safety measures for the betterment and safety of all Americans. The quicker Americans get vaccinated, the sooner we will end this pandemic."

Fully refuted by whom? Is he suggesting that 1,328,982 reports of adverse events to CDC’s VAERS system have been falsified?

https://connecticutcentinal.com/us-congressman-himes-denies-covid-vaccine-injuries-and-deaths/