Claim: Pfizer's latest COVID booster vaccine was authorised for use based only on preliminary data from eight mice.
Fact-check: Pfizer booster mice data claim is plagued with problems
Verdict: misleading. human data from a similar booster and the original mrna vaccine was also considered as part of the authorisation process.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Kate Atkinson
Date published: 2022-10-07T00:00:00