Federal judge orders release of FDA COVID-19 vaccine documents

In a December 6 ruling, a federal judge directed the FDA to disclose more documents related to the agency’s emergency authorization of COVID-19 vaccines. The ruling is part of a lawsuit filed in 2021 that made headlines when the FDA argued it would take decades to process and release the requested documents. According to the lawsuit, the agency has already released over 1.2 million pages of COVID-19 vaccine records. Many vaccine opponents are celebrating the court’s decision, claiming without evidence that the documents were allegedly “hidden” because they reveal evidence of COVID-19 vaccine injuries. A senator who has frequently promoted false and misleading claims about COVID-19 and mRNA vaccines accused the FDA of “fighting transparency.”

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