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COVID-19 Shot Safety, Efficacy Concerns Exposed by Florida Grand Jury

COVID-19 Shot Safety, Efficacy Concerns Exposed by Florida Grand Jury

While recent news headlines proclaim that a Florida Grand Jury has found no evidence of crimes committed by the manufacturers of COVID-19 shots, the actual report published earlier this month paints a more thorough picture. Two years after Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis called for a federal investigation into the experimental mRNA COVID biologics for “any and all wrongdoing,” citing concerns about potential misrepresentation of efficacy to a criminal degree, the Florida Grand Jury ultimately found no prosecutable evidence of criminal wrongdoing, according to the now unsealed 144-page report.1 2

The Nov. 22, 2024 report confirms many of the concerns long voiced by critics of the safety and effectiveness of the COVID biological: a rushed development and approval process; deviations from standard safety protocols such as the early unblinding of clinical trials; suppressed post-marketing studies and adverse event data; misrepresentation of the vaccine’s efficacy; troubling signs of regulatory capture; and a lack of accountability for manufacturers when the COVID shots cause injuries and deaths.1 2

The grand jury wrote in its final report:

Not finding any indictable criminal activity does not mean we did not find any problems. On the contrary, there are profound and serious issues involving the process of vaccine development and safety surveillance in the United States.1 2

Report Criticizes Poor COVID Shot Safety Protocols and Adverse Event Reporting

The Florida Grand Jury’s report questions the development and approval process for the COVID shots. It highlights how the expedited “Operation Warp Speed” process deviated from standard safety protocols and questions whether post-marketing studies and adverse event investigations, particularly for issues like myocarditis and pericarditis, were thorough and transparent enough.3

The report also criticizes the way vaccine efficacy was presented, noting that focusing on Relative Risk Reduction instead of Absolute Risk Reduction likely resulted in overstating the benefits for low-risk individuals. The report highlights a key difference between Relative Risk Reduction (RRR) and Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR) in evaluating the effectiveness of the COVID shots. RRR, which was often emphasized to public health to encourage vaccine uptake, shows the percentage decrease in risk between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups, making the vaccine appear highly effective. However, ARR reflects the actual reduction in risk for an individual, which is much smaller—especially for low-risk populations—raising concerns that the vaccine’s benefits may have been overstated in public messaging.3

Report Points to Ethical Concerns and the Dangers of Legal Immunity for Drug Makers of COVID Vaccine

The report also takes issue with the legal immunity given to manufacturers, arguing that it reduces accountability for vaccine-related injuries. Ethical concerns were also raised about early unblinding of clinical trials and the lack of diverse populations in initial studies. Finally, the report points out that the centralized federal system limits the ability of states or individuals to challenge or avoid vaccine use, leaving those injured with few options for compensation.3

The federal system for addressing vaccine injuries includes the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) created by Congress, which is supposed to provide compensation for serious injuries or deaths caused by the COVID shots classified as “covered countermeasures” during a declared public health emergency that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for distribution under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Unlike traditional personal injury lawsuits, claimants are burdened with proving their injury was cause by a covered countermeasure with compelling evidence. However, the program does not allow for legal discovery or appeals, and compensation is limited. Individuals can file claims directly through the CICP, though the process is known to be complex and offers fewer options than typical legal recourse in civil courts.3

Government Regulators and Drug Makers Worked “Hand-in-Glove” to Promote COVID Shots

The report underscores concerns about regulatory capture, drawing attention to the close relationship between regulatory agencies like the FDA and pharmaceutical companies, including mRNA COVID shot manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna.  Regulatory capture occurs when regulatory agencies prioritize the interests of the industries they regulate over public health or interest.3

“Records and testimony we collected in our tenure showed that, time and again, sponsors operated hand-in-glove with regulators to promote their products in the marketplace,” the report states. It further highlights that many claims made by both sponsors and federal regulators were supported by suboptimal evidence, yet regulators appeared to accept and endorse these claims despite the poor quality of the data provided by companies that was supposed to prove safety and efficacy of the COVID shots.3

Pharmaceutical Companies “Engaged in a Pattern of Deceptive and Obfuscatory Behavior”

In a January 7, 2025 post on X, Florida Governor DeSantis said:

While we are still reading through the report and its recommendations, it details that, through deception and taking ‘advantage of scientific journal infrastructure’ to hide adverse events from the public, Big Pharma engaged in a ‘pattern of deceptive and obfuscatory behavior.’ Big Pharma brought in billions of dollars in profit, and the federal government amplified bogus ‘studies,’ all while suppressing any opposition that went against their preferred narrative. Instead of federal agencies acting as a backstop to bad incentives, they worked closely with Big Pharma as they cut corners, even becoming unpaid advertisers on their behalf.4

DeSantis continued…

The Grand Jury also details the frustrations of many, stating, ‘these sponsors have taken in billions of taxpayer dollars for creating and selling their vaccines; they cannot be sued if something goes wrong with them; they have access to critical information about deaths related to a side effect of their products; and the public does not have access to that information.’4

Grand Jury Calls for Pharmaceutical Product Safety Policy Changes

When Governor DeSantis launched the probe into the experimental COVID biological in 2022, he hoped to “bring legal accountability to those who committed misconduct.” In light of these findings, the grand jury has made policy recommendations in its report, including increasing transparency around clinical trials and banning advertisements for pharmaceutical drugs.

“The status quo cannot continue,” DeSantis said. “The American people deserve transparency on how Big Pharma is using their federal tax dollars, and they deserve regulating entities that operate as watchdogs, not cheerleaders.2 4

The FDA has so far declined to comment.

Pfizer issued a statement defending the safety of its mRNA COVID shot known as Comirnaty. “Pfizer stands by the strength of the science behind its mRNA vaccines and the transparency with which we conducted our COVID-19 clinical trials and communicated their results,” a Pfizer media relations representative said in a statement. “Regulatory agencies across the world have authorized or approved the use of our COVID-19 vaccines. Those authorizations or approvals are based on robust and independent evaluation of the scientific data on quality, safety and efficacy.” Moderna has not yet responded to requests for comment.2

According to recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just 10.6 percent of children and 21.5 percent of adults have reported getting the updated 2024-25 COVID shots—a noticeable decline in uptake compared to previous years. Even among seniors aged 65 and older, who are at higher risk for COVID disease complications, uptake is higher at 44.2 percent but still reflects a downward trend in overall COVID vaccination rates.5


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Click here to view References:

1 Payne K. Florida grand jury investigating COVID-19 vaccines finds no evidence of criminal activity. Yahoo News Jan. 7, 2025.
2 Llanos J. Statewide grand jury investigating COVID-19 vaccines finds no evidence of crimes. Florida Phoenix Jan. 7, 2025.
3 Statewide Grand Jury of Florida. Final report of the Twenty-Second Statewide Grand Jury. Florida Supreme Court 2025.
4 DeSantis R. @GovRonDeSantis]. X Jan. 7, 2025.
5 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccination trends for respiratory viruses. Jan. 12, 2025.

3 Responses

  1. If I were the Governor, I would empower another grand-jury. How, these intelligent people did not find any CRIMINAL behavior is questionable in itself.With all the deaths, lies, misappropriation of funds, improper care, corruption, forcing people to take this jab without proper consent, job lost, closings, firings, and the CONTROL of us all. While they came up with being more transparent is a no brainer. How they concluded with the FDA, BIG TECH, MSM, and Governments in itself leads me to wonder, HOW they could not find any criminal activity, I ponder what exactly did this jury REALLY look at? IMHO.

  2. This enquiries conclusions are really a whitewash and NOT what I expected from an opeartion under Ron Dsantos’jurusdiction…very dissapointing. My wife was nurologically damaged by her 2nd Astra Zeneca jab in the UK. No interest or acceptance of any harm by our GPs and Goovernment

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