Pfizer Dismisses Concerns Over Vaccine Mandates, Says No Australian Was Forced

The heads of Pfizer Australia said they firmly believe COVID-19 vaccine mandates did not force anyone to get jabbed. Senator was staggered by their response.

Protesters march across Victoria Bridge during a rally against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, in Brisbane, Australia. #ReclaimTheLine rallies across Australia, on Oct. 1, 2021. Dan Peled/Getty Images

Heads of Pfizer Australia have dismissed arguments that the vaccine mandates coerced Australians into getting vaccinated for COVID-19, saying they had a choice.

Appearing before an Australian senate inquiry into the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Pfizer Country Medical Director Dr. Krishan Thiru and Dr. Brian Hewitt, the head of Regulatory Sciences for Pfizer, dismissed concerns of senators that Australians had been coerced into getting the COVID-19 vaccine.