Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of appeal to pursue his lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc., following the dismissal of the case by a district court. The lawsuit alleges that Pfizer unlawfully misrepresented the efficacy and safety of its COVID-19 vaccine.
In November 2023, Attorney General Paxton initiated legal action against Pfizer, accusing the company of misrepresenting its vaccine's effectiveness and collaborating with social media platforms to censor criticism. According to Paxton, these platforms labeled posts containing truthful information about the vaccine as "misinformation." However, in December 2024, a federal district judge dismissed the case, citing that Pfizer had been granted immunity by the federal government through the Public Readiness and Emergency Act.
Attorney General Paxton has expressed his intent to appeal this decision. He stated, "Pfizer repeatedly and knowingly misrepresented the effectiveness and safety of their COVID-19 vaccine and pressured Americans to take the shot without full knowledge of the risks. When consumers questioned the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine, Pfizer sought to silence them—prioritizing profits over the truth. I will not stop until Pfizer is held accountable for deceptively pushing its COVID-19 vaccine on consumers."