(MSC News)--Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing pharmaceutical company Pfizer for what he calls "misleading claims it made related to the COVID vaccine."
According to a release from his office, Kobach and Deputy Attorney General Fran Oleen, Assistant Attorney General Kaley Schrader, and Assistant Attorney General Melanie Jack announced the lawsuit at a press conference held Monday in Topeka.
The release says the complaint was filed Monday in Thomas County District Court, with the complaint alleging that "Pfizer misled Kansans about the vaccines’ risks, including to pregnant women and for myocarditis. Additionally, Pfizer claimed its vaccine protected against COVID variants, despite data showing otherwise. The pharmaceutical giant also suggested its vaccine prevented COVID transmission, but later admitted it had never studied whether its vaccine stopped transmission."
The complaint also alleges that Pfizer coordinated with social media officials to censor speech critical of COVID-19 vaccines and declined to participate in the federal government- vaccine development program, Operation Warp Speed, to avoid government oversight.
Pfizer, on Monday, issued the following statement in regards to the lawsuit.
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