COVID Vaccines

Federal Judge Rules for Pfizer in Lawsuit Over Company’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Pfizer, alleging the company misrepresented the vaccine’s efficacy.
Federal Judge Rules for Pfizer in Lawsuit Over Company’s COVID-19 Vaccine
A health care worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine, in a file photograph. Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Texas against Pfizer, finding that U.S. law protects Pfizer due to the emergency declared over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several laws shield Pfizer from claims that it misrepresented the efficacy of its vaccine, U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings said in the Dec. 30 ruling.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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