President Trump on Monday demanded drug companies make their data on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines available to the public, suggesting that the “question” over whether the jab actually saved lives has “ripped apart” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“It is very important that the Drug Companies justify the success of their various Covid Drugs. Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives. Others disagree! With CDC being ripped apart over this question, I want the answer, and I want it NOW,” Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post.
“I have been shown information from Pfizer, and others, that is extraordinary, but they never seem to show those results to the public. Why not??? They go off to the next ‘hunt’ and let everyone rip themselves apart, including Bobby Kennedy Jr. and CDC, trying to figure out the success or failure of the Drug Companies Covid work.”
In 2020, the first Trump administration rolled out Operation Warp Speed, which expedited research, testing and approval of COVID vaccines as the pandemic ravaged the country during the presidential election year.
At least 70% of Americans have received both jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine as of 2025 — with over 711 million doses of the vaccine having been administered in the US, per the World Health Organization.
But the COVID shots, administered by Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, were also criticized as early as 2021 for not preventing breakthrough infections, meaning some who received the vaccine still got the virus. --->READ MORE HERE
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President Donald Trump on Monday said he wants pharmaceutical companies to "justify the success" of the COVID-19 vaccines, though he has always touted the "warp speed" success of the shots developed during his administration amid the pandemic in 2020.
The president cast doubt on the vaccine despite rigorous trials to determine efficacy and safety before receiving government approval. Subsequently, numerous studies have shown they are lifesavers and safe.
"It is very important that the Drug Companies justify the success of their various Covid Drugs," Trump posted on Truth Social. "Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives. Others disagree!"
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration set limits on who can receive the shot -- adults 65 and older and patients at higher risk of severe illness. And Susan Monarez was fired Wednesday as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after refusing to resign because of differences with Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy on vaccine policy.
Several other top CDC officials resigned in citing differences with Kennedy, a long-time skeptic of all vaccines who was a lawyer prior to leading the HHS and has no formal education in science.
On May 27, Kennedy said in a video announcement that healthy pregnant women were being removed from the immunization schedule for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Despite a policy change, the CDC touts the shots as a good thing.
"Everyone ages 6 months and older is recommended to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, including if you are pregnant, breastfeeding a baby, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future," one CDC webpage reads.
"Studies including hundreds of thousands of people around the world show that COVID-19 vaccination before and during pregnancy is safe, effective, and beneficial to both the pregnant woman and the baby. The benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine outweigh any potential risks of vaccination during pregnancy."
Last week, the FDA rescinded the remaining emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccine. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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