Freedom of Information request on the regulatory approval of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine (FOI 22/462)
Published 31 May 2022
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FOI 22/462
21st February 2022
Dear
Thank you for your email.
This information would be exempt under Section 41 and Section 43 of the FOI Act. We do not give away commercial secrets concerning the manufacture and control of any medicinal product or its ingredients. The levels of ingredients, impurities and degradants are controlled in all authorised medicinal products so that they are safe. Further, when applying the public interest test for S43, it should be noted that no evidence of carcinogens have been found in any of the authorised vaccines to substantiate the claims being made.
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