The U.S. state of Kansas has sued Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), alleging that the pharmaceutical big misled the general public in regards to the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine, which was developed with Germany’s BioNTch (NASDAQ:BNTX).
The state officers filed the lawsuit within the District Court docket of Thomas County on Monday, arguing that the New York-based firm violated the Kansas Shopper Safety Act by making false statements in regards to the vaccine’s effectiveness.
“Pfizer made a number of deceptive statements to deceive the general public about its vaccine at a time when Individuals wanted the reality,” Kansas’ legal professional common Kris Kobach remarked. The state is in search of unspecified financial damages for the violation.
“The representations made by Pfizer about its COVID-19 vaccine have been correct and science-based,” a Pfizer (PFE) spokesperson mentioned, including that the company views the lawsuit as with out benefit.
Kansas alleged that the corporate falsely claimed that its preliminary COVID-19 vaccine which focused the unique virus pressure additionally protected towards mutated types of the virus, and the shot not solely prevented sickness but in addition transmission.
Texas Legal professional Basic Ken Paxton additionally filed an identical lawsuit towards Pfizer (PFE) over the advertising and marketing practices for its COVID-19 vaccine.