judge orders fda to hasten release of pfizer vaccine docs

Responding to the false claims circulating on social media, Irish cancer researcher Dr. 'In fact, reviews by FDA and CDC have determined that the vast majority of the deaths reported are not directly attributable to the vaccines.'Īdditional trials and research have also made links between the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and fatalities. Officials are tasked with reviewing post-vaccine deaths even if 'it's unclear whether the vaccine was the cause,' a spokesperson for the FDA told Reuters. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC), tracks reports of adverse issues related to the vaccine. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, (VAERS) which is operated by the FDA and the U.S. The cause of each fatality is not verified and therefore may also include those who had 'various illnesses' such as cancer or cardiovascular disease, Pfizer spokeswoman Dervila Keane told AFP.Įlsewhere in the so-called 'Pfizer documents' being misinterpreted online, the report concluded that the data does not reveal 'any novel safety concerns or risks requiring label changes' and supports a 'favorable benefit risk profile' for the vaccine.

The 1,223 fatalities listed in the report are among 158,893 adverse effects reports from health officials from across the world. These included those who had fully recovered or are recovering from COVID, those who recovered but were still experiencing some symptoms, those not recovered at the time of the report, and the 1,223 who are listed as 'fatal.' The report states that of the billions of vaccines shipped worldwide between December 1, 2020, and February 28, 2021, there were 42,086 reported reactions. Above, a healthcare worker administers a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the John Knox Village Continuing Care Retirement Community on January 6, 2021, in Pompano Beach, Florida. While the report discussed adverse reactions to the vaccine in a 90-day period and the figures are genuine, the pharmaceutical company has said the documents do not link the vaccine as being responsible for the people's death.įalse claims that 1,200 died after suffering adverse reactions to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have spread on social media. A number of other conservative figures also posted why they are skeptical about the safety of the vaccine with the #pfizerdocuments hashtag.

In her tweet, Greene shared a screenshot of a document released by the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) which she took as meaning that 1,223 people died during 'Pfizer's post authorization adverse events' report. The phrase 'Pfizer documents' became a top trending topic on Twitter, thanks in part to a tweet posted by Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who previously had her personal Twitter account permanently suspended for 'repeated violations' of the social media site's COVID-19 misinformation policy. Misleading claims suggesting that more than 1,200 died after suffering adverse reactions to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have once again been spread on social media.

Judge orders fda to hasten release of pfizer vaccine docs