Australian Medicines Regulator Requests Information From Pfizer After ‘Falsified Data’ Allegation

Australian Medicines Regulator Requests Information From Pfizer After ‘Falsified Data’ Allegation
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen in a file photograph. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australia’s medicines regulator, has sought more information from Pfizer after a respected medical journal alleged serious problems with its vaccine safety trials in the United States.

The British Medical Journal’s report published on Nov. 2 is based on the allegations of a former employee of Texas-based Ventavia Research Group, a contractor involved in Pfizer’s phase III trial for COVID vaccine in 2020.