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Covid: Pfizer admits it marketed its vaccine without evidence on virus transmission

Oct. 12, 2022, 20:16

Ted S. Warren Source: AP _

Statements by Pfizer representatives regarding tests of the vaccines against Covid-19 have sparked controversy (illustration). Follow RT France on Telegram logoTelegram The laboratory is once again causing controversy for having stated that its vaccine had not been tested for its ability to prevent the transmission of the disease before being marketed, and for its lack of transparency regarding contracts.

Controversies surrounding the pharmaceutical company Pfizer have resurfaced following hearings held by the European Parliament's special committee on Covid-19, also known as the COVI committee, which heard on October 10 representatives from several laboratories regarding their role in managing the pandemic. Read also Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, November 19, 2021, in Greece (illustration image). Pfizer CEO announces he contracted Covid-19 despite "four doses" of his vaccine One of the statements by Janine Small, President of Developed International Markets at Pfizer, who represented the firm in the absence – criticized by several elected officials, according to the excerpt published by the European Parliament – of its CEO Albert Bourla, particularly drew attention. "Was the Pfizer vaccine against Covid tested for its ability to prevent the transmission of the virus before its arrival on the market?" asked Dutch conservative MEP Rob Roos. "No," replied Janine Small, explaining that Pfizer's teams then had to "move at the speed of science to understand what was happening on the market" and that the urgency of the situation required taking "risks."

"Get vaccinated for others" has always been a lie According to Rob Roos, this statement invalidates the speeches previously made by the laboratory: its CEO Albert Bourla had indeed repeatedly affirmed that vaccination was necessary not only to protect oneself, but also to "protect others," particularly the elderly and vulnerable. A premise that notably guided vaccination policies carried out in Europe, then justified the introduction of the health pass, adopted by both the Netherlands and France. "'Get vaccinated for others' has always been a lie," stated the Dutch elected official while commenting on this video excerpt, recalling the speeches made by his country's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, according to whom refusing to get vaccinated was "anti-social."

Several French political figures opposed to the health and vaccination passes reacted strongly to the statement by the Pfizer official. In a video published on Twitter from the benches of the National Assembly, Essonne deputy Nicolas Dupont-Aignan judged it to be a real "thunderbolt," demonstrating that the government slogan "all vaccinated, all protected" was a "lie," relayed by French President Emmanuel Macron himself. Huge lie "More than a year later, we realize that what I said [...] was true, that we were lied to, that a huge lie [...] by States and pharmaceutical industries was organized to make you feel guilty for not getting vaccinated," he denounced, before demanding the reinstatement and compensation of unvaccinated healthcare workers, banned from practicing their profession due to their refusal to receive an injection. Similarly, the leader of Les Patriotes, Florian Philippot, described the statements by Pfizer representatives as an "enormous revelation" justifying "the reinstatement of all suspended personnel" as quickly as possible. "The scandal has gone on far too long!" he added.

Lawyer Fabrice Di Vizio, who is handling appeals for a number of suspended healthcare workers, expressed his intention "to take the matter back to the judge" to request their reinstatement, while judging that these statements "bring nothing new." Rather pessimistic about the chances of success of such appeals "because all this is political," he nevertheless welcomed the "credit" given by Janine Small to his remarks according to which "the issue was not the vaccine but the pass and social control." The ability of vaccines developed by Pfizer and other laboratories to reduce the transmission of the virus has been the subject of numerous discussions since the launch of vaccination campaigns and the implementation of measures such as the health pass and the vaccination pass. In November 2021, the World Health Organization had indicated that "vaccines save lives, but they do not completely prevent the transmission of Covid-19," estimating at the time that the arrival of the Delta variant had reduced the effectiveness of vaccines against disease transmission to a threshold of 40%, compared to 60% previously. The Pasteur Institute, for its part, estimated in autumn 2021 that infected vaccinated individuals had 50% less risk of transmitting the virus than unvaccinated individuals. Very effective against severe forms of the disease according to a series of studies, the vaccines against Covid would, however, be less so in preventing the spread of the virus, particularly since the arrival of a series of variants, including Omicron, even more transmissible than its predecessor Delta.

SMS exchanges between Ursula von der Leyen and the head of Pfizer: the standoff continues The other aspect of the exchanges with the Pfizer representative concerned the transparency of contracts concluded with the European Union. As highlighted by the media outlet Euractiv, "all political groups in the European Parliament demand that the contracts be known to all," with several questions focusing on the content of the SMS exchanges between Ursula von der Leyen and the Pfizer CEO. Read also The Pfizer vaccine against Covid (illustration image). Pfizer wants to sell $54 billion in anti-Covid vaccines and pills in 2022 "We salute the scientific feat [...] of the Pfizer company in the race against Covid-19, but this feat cannot justify the lack of transparency in the negotiation of contracts," stated Renew Europe MEP Véronique Trillet-Lenoir. While Janine Small maintained that Pfizer had shown "great transparency" and that all contracts were "available to MEPs," several elected officials pointed out that certain parts were illegible.

Véronique Trillet-Lenoir thus deplored to Euractiv that elected officials had "never managed to know the production sites, never managed to get delivery schedules," to which Janine Small responded that the information in question was "confidential" for reasons of "competition." The contract followed the usual procedure Several MEPs returned to the attack regarding the SMS exchanged by the President of the Commission and the Pfizer CEO, whose content has never been made public despite repeated requests, including from the European Union Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly. On this subject, Janine Small affirmed before the elected officials that no vaccine purchase contract had been negotiated by SMS. "Everyone understands that during the pandemic we all worked remotely," she emphasized, adding that the Pfizer CEO had given out his number multiple times during this period to "communicate around the world." Furthermore, the laboratory representative argued that it was not possible to conduct such complex commercial negotiations via messaging, ensuring that "the contract followed the usual procedure."

.. "Everyone understands that during the pandemic we all worked remotely," she emphasized, adding that the Pfizer CEO had given out his number multiple times during this period to "communicate around the world." Furthermore, the laboratory representative argued that it was not possible to conduct such complex commercial negotiations via messaging, ensuring that "the contract followed the usual procedure."

Netherlands: government already considering up to six doses of vaccine against Covid Following the dissatisfaction caused by the absence of the Pfizer CEO during the hearing, the COVI committee decided to send a new invitation to Albert Bourla to come and provide further explanations, as MEPs remained unsatisfied. "The firm and its CEO are not above parliamentary scrutiny," warned Green MEP Michèle Rivasi, threatening to deprive the company of access to Parliament by revoking its lobby status. The committee meets again as early as October 13, with on the agenda a special report from the European Court of Auditors dedicated to the acquisition of vaccines against Covid-19. In this document, the institution regrets having received, despite its requests, "no information on the preliminary negotiations for the EU's most important contract," since it will dominate the Union's vaccine portfolio until the end of 2023. "This is the only contract for which the joint negotiation team did not participate" in the preliminary discussions, notes the Court. According to National Rally MEP Virginie Joron, there is grounds to report a "suspicion of passive corruption" committed by Ursula von der Leyen. It was the New York Times that, in late April 2021, mentioned "text messages and calls" exchanges between the head of the European executive and the head of the pharmaceutical group "for a month." "This personal diplomacy played a major role in the agreement" that had just been finalized and covered 1.8 billion doses of Pfizer vaccines, the American newspaper stated at the time. A journalist from the German website Netzpolitik.org then asked the General Secretariat of the European Commission to provide him with the "SMS and other documents" that led to the signing of this multi-billion-euro contract, under Regulation No. 1049/2001, which guarantees any EU citizen "the widest possible" access to documents of European decision-making bodies. Ursula von der Leyen's secretariat agreed to provide him with an email, a letter, and a press release, but no SMS, arguing that these do not constitute EU working documents. This refusal led the German media outlet to refer the matter to the European Ombudsman, and the file continues to embarrass Brussels. Read also "SMS Gate" Von der Leyen – Pfizer: MEPs do not intend to leave it there

Covid: Pfizer admits it marketed its vaccine without evidence on virus transmission Oct. 12, 2022, 20:16 Covid: Pfizer admits it marketed its vaccine without evidence on virus transmission © Ted S. Warren Source: AP Statements by Pfizer representatives regarding tests of the vaccines against Covid-19 have sparked controversy (illustration). Follow RT France on Telegram logoTelegram The laboratory is once again causing controversy for having stated that its vaccine had not been tested for its ability to prevent the transmission of the disease before being marketed, and for its lack of transparency regarding contracts. Controversies surrounding the pharmaceutical company Pfizer have resurfaced following hearings held by the European Parliament's special committee on Covid-19, also known as the COVI committee, which heard on October 10 representatives from several laboratories regarding their role in managing the pandemic. Read also Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, November 19, 2021, in Greece (illustration image). Pfizer CEO announces he contracted Covid-19 despite "four doses" of his vaccine One of the statements by Janine Small, President of Developed International Markets at Pfizer, who represented the firm in the absence – criticized by several elected officials, according to the excerpt published by the European Parliament – of its CEO Albert Bourla, particularly drew attention. "Was the Pfizer vaccine against Covid tested for its ability to prevent the transmission of the virus before its arrival on the market?" asked Dutch conservative MEP Rob Roos. "No," replied Janine Small, explaining that Pfizer's teams then had to "move at the speed of science to understand what was happening on the market" and that the urgency of the situation required taking "risks." "Get vaccinated for others" has always been a lie According to Rob Roos, this statement invalidates the speeches previously made by the laboratory: its CEO Albert Bourla had indeed repeatedly affirmed that vaccination was necessary not only to protect oneself, but also to "protect others," particularly the elderly and vulnerable. A premise that notably guided vaccination policies carried out in Europe, then justified the introduction of the health pass, adopted by both the Netherlands and France. "'Get vaccinated for others' has always been a lie," stated the Dutch elected official while commenting on this video excerpt, recalling the speeches made by his country's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, according to whom refusing to get vaccinated was "anti-social." Several French political figures opposed to the health and vaccination passes reacted strongly to the statement by the Pfizer official. In a video published on Twitter from the benches of the National Assembly, Essonne deputy Nicolas Dupont-Aignan judged it to be a real "thunderbolt," demonstrating that the government slogan "all vaccinated, all protected" was a "lie," relayed by French President Emmanuel Macron himself. Huge lie "More than a year later, we realize that what I said [...] was true, that we were lied to, that a huge lie [...] by States and pharmaceutical industries was organized to make you feel guilty for not getting vaccinated," he denounced, before demanding the reinstatement and compensation of unvaccinated healthcare workers, banned from practicing their profession due to their refusal to receive an injection. Similarly, the leader of Les Patriotes, Florian Philippot, described the statements by Pfizer representatives as an "enormous revelation" justifying "the reinstatement of all suspended personnel" as quickly as possible. "The scandal has gone on far too long!" he added. Lawyer Fabrice Di Vizio, who is handling appeals for a number of suspended healthcare workers, expressed his intention "to take the matter back to the judge" to request their reinstatement, while judging that these statements "bring nothing new." Rather pessimistic about the chances of success of such appeals "because all this is political," he nevertheless welcomed the "credit" given by Janine Small to his remarks according to which "the issue was not the vaccine but the pass and social control." The ability of vaccines developed by Pfizer and other laboratories to reduce the transmission of the virus has been the subject of numerous discussions since the launch of vaccination campaigns and the implementation of measures such as the health pass and the vaccination pass. In November 2021, the World Health Organization had indicated that "vaccines save lives, but they do not completely prevent the transmission of Covid-19," estimating at the time that the arrival of the Delta variant had reduced the effectiveness of vaccines against disease transmission to a threshold of 40%, compared to 60% previously. The Pasteur Institute, for its part, estimated in autumn 2021 that infected vaccinated individuals had 50% less risk of transmitting the virus than unvaccinated individuals. Very effective against severe forms of the disease according to a series of studies, the vaccines against Covid would, however, be less so in preventing the spread of the virus, particularly since the arrival of a series of variants, including Omicron, even more transmissible than its predecessor Delta. SMS exchanges between Ursula von der Leyen and the head of Pfizer: the standoff continues The other aspect of the exchanges with the Pfizer representative concerned the transparency of contracts concluded with the European Union. As highlighted by the media outlet Euractiv, "all political groups in the European Parliament demand that the contracts be known to all," with several questions focusing on the content of the SMS exchanges between Ursula von der Leyen and the Pfizer CEO. Read also The Pfizer vaccine against Covid (illustration image). Pfizer wants to sell $54 billion in anti-Covid vaccines and pills in 2022 "We salute the scientific feat [...] of the Pfizer company in the race against Covid-19, but this feat cannot justify the lack of transparency in the negotiation of contracts," stated Renew Europe MEP Véronique Trillet-Lenoir. While Janine Small maintained that Pfizer had shown "great transparency" and that all contracts were "available to MEPs," several elected officials pointed out that certain parts were illegible. Véronique Trillet-Lenoir thus deplored to Euractiv that elected officials had "never managed to know the production sites, never managed to get delivery schedules," to which Janine Small responded that the information in question was "confidential" for reasons of "competition." The contract followed the usual procedure Several MEPs returned to the attack regarding the SMS exchanged by the President of the Commission and the Pfizer CEO, whose content has never been made public despite repeated requests, including from the European Union Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly. On this subject, Janine Small affirmed before the elected officials that no vaccine purchase contract had been negotiated by SMS. "Everyone understands that during the pandemic we all worked remotely," she emphasized, adding that the Pfizer CEO had given out his number multiple times during this period to "communicate around the world." Furthermore, the laboratory representative argued that it was not possible to conduct such complex commercial negotiations via messaging, ensuring that "the contract followed the usual procedure." Read also Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge applauding a healthcare worker receiving a first dose of vaccine in January 2021 (illustration image). Netherlands: government already considering up to six doses of vaccine against Covid Following the dissatisfaction caused by the absence of the Pfizer CEO during the hearing, the COVI committee decided to send a new invitation to Albert Bourla to come and provide further explanations, as MEPs remained unsatisfied. "The firm and its CEO are not above parliamentary scrutiny," warned Green MEP Michèle Rivasi, threatening to deprive the company of access to Parliament by revoking its lobby status. The committee meets again as early as October 13, with on the agenda a special report from the European Court of Auditors dedicated to the acquisition of vaccines against Covid-19. In this document, the institution regrets having received, despite its requests, "no information on the preliminary negotiations for the EU's most important contract," since it will dominate the Union's vaccine portfolio until the end of 2023. "This is the only contract for which the joint negotiation team did not participate" in the preliminary discussions, notes the Court. According to National Rally MEP Virginie Joron, there is grounds to report a "suspicion of passive corruption" committed by Ursula von der Leyen. It was the New York Times that, in late April 2021, mentioned "text messages and calls" exchanges between the head of the European executive and the head of the pharmaceutical group "for a month." "This personal diplomacy played a major role in the agreement" that had just been finalized and covered 1.8 billion doses of Pfizer vaccines, the American newspaper stated at the time. A journalist from the German website Netzpolitik.org then asked the General Secretariat of the European Commission to provide him with the "SMS and other documents" that led to the signing of this multi-billion-euro contract, under Regulation No. 1049/2001, which guarantees any EU citizen "the widest possible" access to documents of European decision-making bodies. Ursula von der Leyen's secretariat agreed to provide him with an email, a letter, and a press release, but no SMS, arguing that these do not constitute EU working documents. This refusal led the German media outlet to refer the matter to the European Ombudsman, and the file continues to embarrass Brussels. Read also "SMS Gate" Von der Leyen – Pfizer: MEPs do not intend to leave it there

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