“Pfizer executive makes "shocking admission" that vaccine was never tested for whether it prevented transmission.”
Social media posts
social media. Claim dated 11 Oct 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
The COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials were designed to study the vaccine’s safety and efficacy in preventing symptomatic disease, not transmission.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 October 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 October 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.