U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Allegation on Pfizer Vaccine Timing

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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating claims that Pfizer deliberately delayed announcing the success of its COVID-19 vaccine until after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The allegation, which originated from British pharmaceutical company GSK, was brought to authorities shortly after Donald Trump secured the presidency again in November 2024.

 

According to individuals familiar with the matter, a senior scientist at GSK, Phil Dormitzer, formerly a lead researcher at Pfizer, allegedly told colleagues that Pfizer postponed sharing positive vaccine trial results in 2020. Dormitzer, however, disputes this interpretation, insisting that he and his Pfizer colleagues did everything possible to secure FDA emergency authorization as soon as they could. "My Pfizer colleagues and I did everything we could to get the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization at the very first possible moment," he stated. "Any other interpretation of my comments about the pace of the vaccine’s development would be incorrect."

 

The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan has already interviewed at least two people regarding the claim, including a GSK executive who took notes on a conversation with Dormitzer. Prosecutors plan to interview a third person soon, though Pfizer officials have not yet been questioned. It remains unclear what specific violations, if any, are being investigated.

 

 

Trump has long alleged that Pfizer withheld its vaccine trial results to damage his reelection chances. However, no evidence has ever supported this accusation. The development of COVID-19 vaccines is widely regarded as a remarkable scientific achievement, accomplished at an unprecedented speed. Pfizer has dismissed any claims of wrongdoing, stating that its vaccine development process was purely guided by science and regulatory requirements. "Pfizer remains ready, willing, and able to explain why any allegation of impropriety is utter nonsense," the company said in a statement.

 

During the vaccine’s development, Pfizer’s then-CEO, Albert Bourla, had publicly stated that results could be available as early as October 2020. Internally, he was known to have pushed his team aggressively to meet that timeline. However, the review of the vaccine’s effectiveness and safety was handled by an independent data-safety monitoring committee, which relayed its findings to Pfizer and its partner BioNTech. Pfizer filmed and later broadcasted the moment its executives learned of the trial's successful results, which occurred on November 8, 2020—one day after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election.

 

Trump reacted furiously, posting on social media on November 10: “As I have long said, @Pfizer and the others would only announce a Vaccine after the Election, because they didn’t have the courage to do it before.”

 

GSK, Pfizer’s longtime rival, competes with the company for billions of dollars in annual vaccine and drug sales. It has declined to comment on the investigation but confirmed that Dormitzer left the company for reasons unrelated to the probe.

 

Meanwhile, Pfizer executives, including Bourla, have sought to maintain ties with Trump following his return to political prominence. Over the past year, they have attended fundraising events and even hosted a corporate retreat at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, as they have in previous years. Trump has personally confronted Bourla about the vaccine's timing, to which Bourla has consistently denied any delay for political reasons.

 

As prosecutors continue their inquiry, the case adds another layer to the Justice Department’s broader investigations into Trump’s adversaries, including recent probes related to the 2020 election. Whether the Pfizer investigation will yield any substantive findings remains to be seen.

 

Based on a report by WSJ  2025-03-29

 

 

[Tug]

Trump’s fishing 

[Presnock]

1 hour ago, Tug said:

Trump’s fishing 

and now he will find "someone" to confirm his claim althoughj that individual probably just became very rich.

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

 

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating claims that Pfizer deliberately delayed announcing the success of its COVID-19 vaccine until after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The allegation, which originated from British pharmaceutical company GSK, was brought to authorities shortly after Donald Trump secured the presidency again in November 2024.

 

According to individuals familiar with the matter, a senior scientist at GSK, Phil Dormitzer, formerly a lead researcher at Pfizer, allegedly told colleagues that Pfizer postponed sharing positive vaccine trial results in 2020. Dormitzer, however, disputes this interpretation, insisting that he and his Pfizer colleagues did everything possible to secure FDA emergency authorization as soon as they could. "My Pfizer colleagues and I did everything we could to get the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization at the very first possible moment," he stated. "Any other interpretation of my comments about the pace of the vaccine’s development would be incorrect."

 

The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan has already interviewed at least two people regarding the claim, including a GSK executive who took notes on a conversation with Dormitzer. Prosecutors plan to interview a third person soon, though Pfizer officials have not yet been questioned. It remains unclear what specific violations, if any, are being investigated.

 

 

Trump has long alleged that Pfizer withheld its vaccine trial results to damage his reelection chances. However, no evidence has ever supported this accusation. The development of COVID-19 vaccines is widely regarded as a remarkable scientific achievement, accomplished at an unprecedented speed. Pfizer has dismissed any claims of wrongdoing, stating that its vaccine development process was purely guided by science and regulatory requirements. "Pfizer remains ready, willing, and able to explain why any allegation of impropriety is utter nonsense," the company said in a statement.

 

During the vaccine’s development, Pfizer’s then-CEO, Albert Bourla, had publicly stated that results could be available as early as October 2020. Internally, he was known to have pushed his team aggressively to meet that timeline. However, the review of the vaccine’s effectiveness and safety was handled by an independent data-safety monitoring committee, which relayed its findings to Pfizer and its partner BioNTech. Pfizer filmed and later broadcasted the moment its executives learned of the trial's successful results, which occurred on November 8, 2020—one day after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election.

 

Trump reacted furiously, posting on social media on November 10: “As I have long said, @Pfizer and the others would only announce a Vaccine after the Election, because they didn’t have the courage to do it before.”

 

GSK, Pfizer’s longtime rival, competes with the company for billions of dollars in annual vaccine and drug sales. It has declined to comment on the investigation but confirmed that Dormitzer left the company for reasons unrelated to the probe.

 

Meanwhile, Pfizer executives, including Bourla, have sought to maintain ties with Trump following his return to political prominence. Over the past year, they have attended fundraising events and even hosted a corporate retreat at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, as they have in previous years. Trump has personally confronted Bourla about the vaccine's timing, to which Bourla has consistently denied any delay for political reasons.

 

As prosecutors continue their inquiry, the case adds another layer to the Justice Department’s broader investigations into Trump’s adversaries, including recent probes related to the 2020 election. Whether the Pfizer investigation will yield any substantive findings remains to be seen.

 

Based on a report by WSJ  2025-03-29

 

 

Slimy case

[chondan]

Never trust big Pharma!

[connda]

Safe and Effective! 

[candide]

From the OP....

 

However, the review of the vaccine’s effectiveness and safety was handled by an independent data-safety monitoring committee, which relayed its findings to Pfizer and its partner BioNTech. Pfizer filmed and later broadcasted the moment its executives learned of the trial's successful results, which occurred on November 8, 2020—one day after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election.

[dinsdale]

On 3/29/2025 at 7:08 AM, Social Media said:

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating claims that Pfizer deliberately delayed announcing the success of its COVID-19 vaccine until after the 2020 U.S.

My guess is there's a lot of people who will question the word success in this statement and a lot that can't because they died after taking the shots.

[Pouatchee]

On 3/28/2025 at 10:05 PM, newbee2022 said:

Slimy case

 

you out-do yourself with this one. Not even a complete sentence... wow... and oh! the cherry on the sundae... you quoted the whole article only to come up with this one...

[newbee2022]

22 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

 

you out-do yourself with this one. Not even a complete sentence... wow... and oh! the cherry on the sundae... you quoted the whole article only to come up with this one...

If you want to be funny (you're not) look for someone else.

Good day

[BangkokReady]

Crazy the number of people that lied and conspired to ty to keep Trump from getting re-elected.

[candide]

31 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Crazy the number of people that lied and conspired to ty to keep Trump from getting re-elected.

In the MAGA alternate universe...🙂

[BangkokReady]

1 minute ago, candide said:

In the MAGA alternate universe...🙂

 

You wish.  These are the facts.

[candide]

Just now, BangkokReady said:

 

You wish.  These are the facts.

Alternative facts and conspiracy theories...🤣

[dinsdale]

10 minutes ago, candide said:

In the MAGA alternate universe...🙂

In reality who is the POTUS? The voting public of the USA saw through all the BS from the radical progressive woke left and rejected it. This is now history. MOVE ON.

[candide]

6 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

In reality who is the POTUS? The voting public of the USA saw through all the BS from the radical progressive woke left and rejected it. This is now history. MOVE ON.

Says someone who never acknowledged that Biden won the 2020 election and has been pushing ridiculous conspiracy theories about it for years (this thread included) 🤣

[dinsdale]

12 minutes ago, candide said:

Says someone who never acknowledged that Biden won the 2020 election and has been pushing ridiculous conspiracy theories about it for years (this thread included) 🤣

I've never said Biden didn't win the 2020 election. How he won it is of course debatable but it's history. Trump is POTUS. He's achieved quite a bit in a very short time. Why not see what will happen in the future rather than frothing at the mouth opposition to all things Trump. IMHO it's not rational. Election is over move on. The thing is this opposition to Trump is being pushed by MSM and social media and those of questionable critical thinking are falling for it. Didn't work before the election and IMO is not working now.