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Line 25: + + − + − − In its FOIA request, the group asked the FDA to release “all data and information for the Pfizer vaccine,” including safety and effectiveness data, adverse reaction reports, and a list of active and inactive ingredients. PHMPT, a group comprised of more than 30 medical and public health professionals and scientists from institutions such as Harvard, Yale, and UCLA, initially requested expedited processing of its FOIA submission on the basis there is a “compelling need” for the swift release of the documents in question. PHMPT argued the release of the documents is a matter of urgency at a time where millions of Americans are facing mandates to get vaccinated or face repercussions.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-75-years-release-pfizer-vaccine-documents/</ref>
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==FDA FOIA documents==
==FDA FOIA documents==
The documents in question stem from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in August by Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT). In its FOIA request, the group asked the FDA to release “all data and information for the Pfizer vaccine,” including safety and effectiveness data, adverse reaction reports, and a list of active and inactive ingredients. PHMPT, a group comprised of more than 30 medical and public health professionals and scientists from institutions such as Harvard, Yale, and UCLA, initially requested expedited processing of its FOIA submission on the basis there is a “compelling need” for the swift release of the documents in question. PHMPT argued the release of the documents is a matter of urgency at a time where millions of Americans are facing mandates to get vaccinated or face repercussions.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-75-years-release-pfizer-vaccine-documents/</ref>
===FDA requests 75 years to comply===
===FDA requests 75 years to comply===
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) asked for 75 years to fully release redacted versions of all documents related to the FDA'sa approval of Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine. This would mean the entire cache of documents would not be fully released until 2096. The FDA’s initial timeline would have meant the release of the documents would not be completed until 2076, or 55 years from now. The documents in question stem from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in August by Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT).
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) asked for 75 years to fully release redacted versions of all documents related to the FDA'sa approval of Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine. This would mean the entire cache of documents would not be fully released until 2096. The FDA’s initial timeline would have meant the release of the documents would not be completed until 2076, or 55 years from now.
In a filing submitted to a federal judge in November 2021, the Biden [[Department of Justice]] (DOJ), arguing on behalf of the FDA, initially claimed the agency could process some 329,000 pages of documents at a rate of only 500 pages per month, in order to have time to redact legally exempt material. According to the DOJ, such material includes “confidential business and trade secret information of Pfizer or BioNTech and personal privacy information of patients who participated in clinical trials.”
In a filing submitted to a federal judge in November 2021, the Biden [[Department of Justice]] (DOJ), arguing on behalf of the FDA, initially claimed the agency could process some 329,000 pages of documents at a rate of only 500 pages per month, in order to have time to redact legally exempt material. According to the DOJ, such material includes “confidential business and trade secret information of Pfizer or BioNTech and personal privacy information of patients who participated in clinical trials.”