Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Gain-Of-Function Research, Claims Made By Vaccine Manufacturers

Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation into Pharmaceutical Companies

The Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has announced an investigation into three pharmaceutical companies to determine if they conducted gain-of-function research and misled the public. The companies in question are Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.

Claims of Misleading Information

Paxton is also investigating claims that the companies made about the efficacy of their Covid-19 vaccines and the likelihood of transmitting Covid-19 after taking the vaccines. This is in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

“The development of the Covid-19 vaccine, and the representations made by and knowledge of Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, are of profound interest to the public’s health and welfare,” Paxton said in a statement.

Potentially Fraudulent Activity

The investigation will also look at whether vaccine trial data was manipulated. The probe concerns potentially fraudulent activity that falls outside the scope of legal immunity granted to manufacturers of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Forced Turnover of Documents

The investigation will force the companies to turnover documents that the public would not otherwise have access to, Paxton said.

This investigation follows in the footsteps of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who directed the Florida Supreme Court to convene a grand jury to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” by those manufacturers with respect to the vaccines.

“We’ll be able to get the data whether they want to give it or not,” DeSantis said. “In Florida, it is illegal to mislead and misrepresent, especially when you are talking about the efficacy of a drug.”

If any company illegally took advantage of consumers during this period or compromised people’s safety to increase their profits, they will be held responsible. The catastrophic effects of the pandemic and subsequent interventions forced on our country and citizens deserve intense scrutiny, and we are pursuing any hint of wrongdoing to the fullest.