Texas AG To Investigate COVID Vaccine Makers

The Texas Tribune reports:

Long an opponent of COVID-19 safety mandates, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday he will investigate three major pharmaceutical companies for deceptive practices, arguing that they may have misrepresented the effectiveness of vaccines and the likelihood of becoming infected after receiving a vaccine.

Paxton said in a news release that his office would investigate whether “profit motive or political pressure” played a role in any of the “pandemic interventions forced on the public.”

The investigation will also look into the potential manipulation of trial data by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, said Paxton, a fierce opponent of mandates on lockdowns, vaccinations and masking prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — long an opponent of COVID-19 safety mandates — said he’ll investigate whether three major pharmaceutical companies misrepresented data.

Pfizer said regulatory agencies across the world believe its science is sound. https://t.co/WnwE54t5It

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 2, 2023