FDA Ordered to Release Over a Million Pages of Pfizer's Vaccine Trial Documents in Transparency Win

Dec 7, 2024, 01:39 AM

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release an additional million pages of documents related to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trials. This decision follows a lawsuit filed by Aaron Siri, who has been advocating for transparency in the vaccine approval process. The FDA had previously attempted to keep these documents hidden from the public for 75 years, citing the need for time to process the extensive data. The court's ruling marks a significant victory for transparency, as it compels the FDA to disclose information underpinning its authorization of the vaccines, despite the agency's efforts to end the public records lawsuit.