Florida Attorney General sues Pfizer and CEO over COVID-19 vaccine claims
The state seeks $10,000 in fines per violation, citing Pfizer's $80 billion in vaccine revenue and the alleged concealment of cardiovascular risk data, officials said.
- On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against Pfizer and CEO Albert Bourla, accusing the drugmaker of misleading consumers about COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness.
- The state alleges Pfizer withheld data on heart inflammation and pregnancy risks while running an aggressive marketing campaign to overcome public skepticism about the novel vaccine.
- Uthmeier claims Pfizer backed its campaign with roughly $10 billion in advertising, generating over $80 billion in revenue while failing to test whether the vaccine prevented virus transmission.
- Pfizer denied the allegations, stating its representations were "accurate and science-based." Florida seeks a court order halting the conduct, with fines of $10,000 per violation or $15,000 when seniors were harmed.
- A Florida statewide grand jury found no evidence in January 2025 that vaccine manufacturers broke laws, though the report criticized close relationships between regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit Thursday against Pfizer and its CEO, Albert Bourla, accusing the drugmaker of misleading consumers about the safety and effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Florida AG Sues Pfizer, CEO Over COVID-19 Vaccine Marketing
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against Pfizer and its chairman and CEO Albert Bourla on Thursday, Oct.1. The lawsuit alleged the company used deceptive marketing practices to conceal safety risks associated with its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, while overstating the product’s ability to stop transmission of the virus [1]. The 49-page complaint, […]
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Orlando WeeklyUthmeier alleges Pfizer misled Florida about its COVID vaccine’s safety
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit Thursday against Pfizer Inc., alleging unfair and deceptive marketing of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
The U.S. state of Florida is moving against Pfizer and corporate head Albert Bourla to court. Attorney General James Uthmeier accuses the pharmaceutical company of misleading consumers about the safety and effectiveness of its Corona vaccine and of not revealing known risks sufficiently. The allegations of heart muscle inflammation and the application of vaccination are particularly explosive as protection for others. Pfizer rejects the allegati…
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More than five years after the Covid vaccine rollout, some states, thankfully, are still unwilling to close the books on what happened during the pandemic. Florida is opening another front. On Thursday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued Pfizer and its chairman and CEO, Albert Bourla, accusing them of deceiving Floridians about the safety of the company’s Covid vaccine, overstating its ability to stop transmission, suppressing criticis…
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