Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer over alleged false claims regarding the safety and effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine. The lawsuit targets misleading marketing practices and violations of the state's Consumer Protection Act.

Attorney General Kris Kobach launched a civil complaint against pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer on Monday, stating that "Pfizer misled the public that it had a ‘safe and effective’ COVID-19 vaccine," which violated the state's Consumer Protection Act.

The government is seeking "civil monetary penalties, damages, and injunctive relief from misleading and deceptive statements made in marketing its COVID-19 vaccine," stated Kobach.

Kobach claims in the complaint (pdf below) that Pfizer purposefully withheld, censored, and omitted important information about the COVID-19 vaccine, including the "most egregious" facts about the vaccine's safety for expectant mothers, its efficacy against variations, and its capac...