‘Misleading’: Drug giant Pfizer sued over Covid jab

Pfizer has been slammed in a new lawsuit that accuses the firm of making false claims and hiding two major vaccine risks.

Drug giant Pfizer is being sued by the US state of Kansas over alleged false claims about the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine.

In a lawsuit filed in the District Court of Thomas County, the state accused the company of misleading the public about its Covid-19 jab by hiding the risks to the public.

Drug giant Pfizer is being sued over its Covid -19 jab. Picture: AFP

Pfizer is accused of concealing evidence about complications. Picture: AFP

“Pfizer made multiple misleading statements to deceive the public about its vaccine at a time when Americans needed the truth,” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said in a statement.

According to the New York Post, the lawsuit claims that after the vaccine’s rollout in early 2021, Pfizer concealed evidence that the shot was linked to pregnancy complications, including miscarriage.

It was also linked to myocarditis and pericarditis, which cause inflammation in and around the heart.

Kansas, which is seeking unspecified money damages, said Pfizer falsely claimed that its vaccine retained a high effectiveness against mutated variants and that it would prevent not only illness but transmission, the New York Post reports.

In a statement, Pfizer said it believed the lawsuit had no merit.

“The representations made by Pfizer about its Covid-19 vaccine have been accurate and science-based,” Pfizer said.

In June 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration added a warning about myocarditis and pericarditis to the vaccine’s label.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a similar lawsuit against Pfizer last year, which remains pending. Pfizer has also called that case meritless.

Originally published as ‘Misleading’: Drug giant Pfizer sued over Covid jab