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Questions on Notice to the Federal Department of Health by Senator Gerard Rennick (Senate Estimates 2021).
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75SQ21-00121211/5/2021Department of healthHas the TGA/Health Department analysed the management of Covid by the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and understood why they have allegedly been able to eliminate Covid?
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If so, what was the reason that Uttar Pradesh health authorities were able to reduce covid cases in their state?
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Can the TGA name five countries where the mRNA vaccines have eliminated Delta or Covid?
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76SQ21-00119211/5/2021Department of healthCan the difference in molecular makeup and shape between the Covid virus and other influenza viruses please be explained? i.e. why is it so much deadlier than other influenza viruses?
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Which receptor do other Influenza viruses use to enter cells?
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Do the Covid vaccines induce a T-cell response or just a B-cell response? Could studies be cited.
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If they induce a T-cell response why aren't the T-cells killing the virus given that vaccinated people can still pass the virus on?
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78SQ21-00120711/5/2021Department of healthTo what extent do masks reduce transmission of the Covid virus?
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To what extent do lockdowns work in preventing Covid transmission noting that despite the fact Victoria went into a short sharp lockdown, the number of Covid transmissions accelerated faster than NSW which had a slower lockdown?
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81SQ21-00119511/5/2021Department of healthIn a prior Qon, the Health Department said that there are different testing platforms for Covid. Why are there different platforms being used to test Covid and why is there no set ''Ct'' number across platforms?
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How is it possible to make comparisons if the Covid testing process isn't standardized?
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Could the different specifications for each testing platform along with the cut off for each cycle threshold please be provided?
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Which states use which testing platforms?
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83SQ21-00118811/5/2021Department of healthTo provide the public with greater details around Covid cases shouldn't cases be reported by age, comorbidity, CT number, excess deaths from prior years and whether it was contracted indoors or outdoors?
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85SQ21-00124511/5/2021Department of healthHow many days does Covid remain undetected by PCR tests as a result of the incubation period?
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Why do Australians have to quarantine for 14 days if PCR testing is so accurate - assuming an incubation period of a few days, then isn't 14 days too long?
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97SQ21-00123111/5/2021Department of healthDo people employed by the TGA, the National Evidence Clinical Covid Taskforce and health advisory agencies have to disclose conflicts of interests? Specifically in regards to payments received from pharmaceutical companies?
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How many people employed by the TGA, the National Evidence Clinical Covid Taskforce, and health advisory agencies had previously worked for pharmaceutical companies?
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100SQ21-00118511/5/2021Department of healthBefore the Covid Vaccines were approved, what studies did the TGA/Health department rely on to determine their safety? How many of these were conducted by the vaccine companies themselves versus independent examples? Could studies please be cited.
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 Did these studies quantify how effective these vaccines were in providing immunity? For example, did the studies stipulate the percentage of antigens they destroyed. The reason for this question is that most vaccines provide immunity by effectively destroying the pathogen, whereas the Covid vaccines seem to reduce the impact of Covid but doesn't stop transmission completely presumably because it doesn't destroy the pathogen.
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Why do the more traditional vaccines prevent the recipient from getting the disease whereas the Covid vaccines don't?
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102SQ21-00117511/5/2021Department of healthHow many trials did the TGA review before approving Remdesivir
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103SQ21-00117411/5/2021Department of healthHow many trials did the TGA review before approving Molnupiravir?
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Merck cut the trial on Molnupiravir short because it was shown to cut hospital admissions/stays. Efficacy is only one part of testing, the other being safety. Why has the TGA approved Molnupiravir given no long-term safety testing was carried out on the drug?
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116SQ21-00117811/5/2021Department of healthHave autopsies been performed on all people who have died within 28 days of receiving a COVID vaccine?
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122SQ21-00125311/5/2021Department of healthHave studies in human populations been conducted on the impact of repeat booster shots? If so, how many booster shots?
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Have studies in animal populations been conducted on the impact of repeat booster shots?
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If so, was the study performed with up to 6 booster shots given Australia ordered 150 million booster shots or 6 times its population?
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127SQ21-00119411/5/2021Department of healthIf the Vaccine produces antibodies that kill the virus why can vaccinated people still transmit the disease?
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If a Vaccinated person can transmit the virus then the vaccine has not killed the virus has it?
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Does the vaccine stop the Covid virus from entering the cell's nucleus?
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128SQ21-00121411/5/2021Department of healthThe 23rd September TGA Vaccine report had a reporting rate of 2.5 per thousand doses. That is a quarter of 1%. Shouldn't the TGA make reporting mandatory for all doses of vaccines so that the impact on the entire population is understood?
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 I note that the reporting rate of 2.5 per thousand is down from 3.7 per thousand mid-year. Why has the reporting rate dropped? Is it because doctors have been forced to keep quiet about adverse events from the vaccines?
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129SQ21-00116511/5/2021Department of healthA 2013 report from Merck to the TGA shows that Ivermectin is tolerated at 120mg doses - up to 10 times higher than what is recommended for Scabies/Covid. In my conversations with Prof Skerrit, he was concerned about the safety of 12mg a day - why didn't he consider this report back in 2013 which showed that safety was not an issue for doses of between 30mg and 90mg 3 times a week before banning GPs from prescribing it? I note that while the assessment involved healthy people, doctors were prescribing Ivermectin for healthy people either as a prophylactic or as early treatment when people were still relatively healthy.
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Prof Skerrit said in estimates that Ivermectin was toxic. At what levels is Ivermectin toxic and can the Professor name the number of people who have died from Ivermectin where it has been prescribed by a doctor?
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On the National Covid Evidence Taskforce Website, studies show that Ivermectin reduces a) all-cause mortality from 39 to 20 in 1000, b) ICU admission from 115 to 61 in 1000, c) increase in viral clearance from 752 to 895 in 1000 to name a few. Given these results and that Ivermectin has a well-known safety profile why won't the TGA allow doctors to prescribe it? If the answer is because the trials were biased can the bias be explained trial by trial.
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Why would the TGA need to go as far as banning doctors from prescribing Ivermectin which has previously been approved for use by the TGA and is allowed to be prescribed by the NIH in the USA?
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Professor Skerritt stated in estimates ''At high doses ivermectin is toxic''. Is that not the case for almost all the drugs on the market?
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How many people have died from ivermectin if prescribed by a doctor?
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130SQ21-00121611/5/2021Department of healthDoes the TGA know if there is a cumulate build-up of vaccine toxins in the body from multiple doses?
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Does the Covid virus use reverse transcriptase to convert RNA into DNA and 2) does it do this inside the cell's nucleus as opposed to the cytoplasm?
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Studies have shown that mRNA has crossed the blood brain barrier and to all parts of the body - has the long-term impacts of this been tested?
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Data on the AUS Vac safety websites show much higher incidences of adverse events than the TGA website. Could the differences in numbers of reported incidences please be explained?
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131SQ21-00120211/5/2021Department of healthIs clotting a side effect of the Covid vaccines?
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Does clotting cause stokes, heart attacks, paralysis, neurological conditions and intense pain?
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Given the spike protein has a broadly positive charge, how have pharmaceutical companies proved that the protein won't be active or prone to be attracted to negatively charged molecules and therefore cause clotting?
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Has testing been done on the impact of vaccines on people who are taking blood pressure tablets?
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132SQ21-00121811/5/2021Department of healthAre autopsies performed on all the people who die within 28 days of the taking the vaccine? If not, why not given the need to establish the safety profile of the vaccines since testing was accelerated and new technology was being used?
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133SQ21-00120511/5/2021Department of healthThe Pfizer trials looked solely at dose ranging and antibody response. There is nothing whatsoever on preventing illness, hospitalisation or death. Why didn't they measure clinical endpoints rather than just antibody responses? i.e. How does Pfizer know enough antibodies were produced to actually kill ALL the antigens?
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Why aren't antibody tests taken before giving vaccines to determine if it is necessary to give vaccines?
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Why did the Pfizer studies only look at antibody response rather than the impact of its vaccines on actually stopping antigens as measured by clinical endpoints such as preventing illness, hospitalisation and death? If Pfizer studies did show clinical endpoints outcomes can links please be provided?
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Given most people recover from Covid in a short time frame how can pharmaceutical companies claim that their recovery was due to the vaccine and not natural immunity?
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Of the study that Pfizer conducted, what percentage of people were healthy?
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134SQ21-00118111/5/2021Department of healthHow do you reconcile this with the fact that you've only counted ten deaths out of the 600 reported deaths from the vaccine? How can 98% of the people or medical professionals reporting deaths be wrong?
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Of the over 600 reported deaths from the vaccines - how many were prepared by medical professionals and how many by unqualified medical professionals?
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Can I please get a copy of all the files of the reported deaths from vaccines sent to the TGA?
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What is the average age of people who died where death was a reported outcome from vaccines?
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How many of the circa over 600 deaths from vaccines have had an autopsy performed to determine cause of death?
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Given the TGA says it reviewed Toxicology reports of Covid vaccines and was satisfied with them, is the TGA still satisfied with them given the large number of adverse events/reported deaths in comparison to prior vaccines?
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136SQ21-00122411/5/2021Department of healthI note the safety report says ''Therefore, two mutations in the S2 domain within the central helix domain were included that lead to a ''heads up'' stabilized, pre-fusion conformation variant of S protein which can induce a stronger neutralizing antibody response than the native S protein''. Does this mean the S protein in the vaccine is not the same as the S protein in the native vaccine?
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I note the study says ''RNA itself, and the lipids used in the BNT162 vaccines have no carcinogenic or tumorigenic potential. Furthermore, according to ICH S1A (ICH S1A Guideline: ''Guideline on the Need for Carcinogenicity Studies of Pharmaceuticals'', November 1995), no carcinogenicity studies are required for therapeutics that are not continuously administered. Therefore, no carcinogenicity studies were performed.'' Yet page 337 of the sixth edition of ''Biology'' authorised by Campbell and Reece says that a virus can cause cancers. Applying the precautionary principal, shouldn't studies have been conducted to test for carcinogenic properties?
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The study said ''Macroscopic and microscopic evaluation of male and female reproductive tissues were included in the GLP repeat-dose toxicity study testing BNT162a1, BNT162b1, BNT162b2, and BNT162c1 in rat (Section 5.3.1). No changes in these tissues were reported. Specific fertility and embryofetal development studies are ongoing.'' Why was testing in regards to reproductive tissues only performed on rats and not humans before approval? Or have subsequent studies been performed and if so, can they be cited?
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As per the study, why was no dedicated immunotoxicity study conducted? I assume this applies to humans as well?
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As per the study, ''Based on the tolerability profile observed with the 100 g dose level after Dose 1, an internal decision was made not to give Dose 2 at 100 g.'' What dosage is the vaccine administered at?
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I note the study initially concluded ''The intended initial indication is as vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 in adults aged 18 yrs or older.'' Have further studies been conducted to verify the safety for people younger than 18?
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If so, how many tests have been conducted and were these conducted by independent organisations or the pharmaceutical companies themselves?
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I note much of the data in regards to human trials has been censored. Why was that?
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I note in the study conclusions that it says ''The BNT162 vaccine candidates have not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility or embryonic/foetal development.'' Given mRNA has never been used before as a vaccine wasn't it incredibly reckless to approve these vaccines without testing for these side effects?
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139SQ21-00120411/5/2021Department of healthHow can the pharmaceutical companies say that the vaccines have between 60-90% efficacy when only a small percentage are hospitalised (<5%) and less than a percent (the majority with comorbidities) die from Covid?
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140SQ21-00123711/5/2021Department of healthIn regards to the use of Ivermectin in Australia, the TGA initially requested it needed data form Australian trials before it be approved (when there were few cases in Australia), yet it has relied on data from foreign studies to approve Covid vaccines and treatments. What is the reason for the inconsistency?
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In regards to the use of Ivermectin in Australia, the TGA initially requested it needed data form Australian trials before it be approved (when there were few cases in Australia), yet it has relied on data from foreign studies to approve Covid vaccines and treatments. What is the reason for the inconsistency?
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141SQ21-00113611/5/2021Department of healthQuote: ''So far, the TGA has found 9 reports of death that were linked to immunisation from 564 reports received and reviewed. The overwhelming majority of deaths reported to the TGA following vaccination occurred in people aged 65 years and older.''

What is involved in reviewing each reported death?
How many staff are working on this - effectively desk autopsies?
On average how hours does it take to adjudicate?
Once a doctor reports death believed to be due to the vaccine tell me about the process the TGA uses to investigate and then confirm or deny the report.
Is a coroner's autopsy performed?
Is the decision an individual's or a team?
Is the patient history considered?
Is blood work done?
Tissue sampling?
What is the cost of this process and who pays?

Do you think this thin level of reviewing justifies the level of confidence in your conclusions that vaccines have not caused 564 deaths reported?
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143SQ21-00119711/5/2021Department of healthWhy does the TGA trust Merck and Pfizer given both have been fined billions for pushing dodgy drugs or trying to bribe doctors to sell their drugs?
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Why does the Government/TGA wait for a deep-pocketed sponsor to present a comprehensive package that justifies the approval of a new drug? Shouldn't there also be a focus on existing drugs that can also provide treatments?
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144SQ21-00123611/5/2021Department of healthI note that Ivermectin hasn't been banned in other countries - why the need to ban it here noting that if other countries can overcome their problems in terms of production why can't Australia?
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Does the TGA believe that our Australian-trained doctors do not know what they are doing when they are prescribing Ivermectin?
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145SQ21-00116611/5/2021Department of healthIn explaining why the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh has been successful, Prof Skerrit indicated it may have been their Social Health policy rather than Ivermectin. If their Social health policies are so successful why hasn't Australia adopted the same polices, or if similar policies are in place why aren't they working as well as Uttar Pradesh?
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169SQ21-00120911/5/2021Department of healthHow much does a PCR test cost the government?
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How much does a Rapid Antigen test cost the government
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189SQ21-00125011/5/2021Department of healthBoth Israel and Singapore have seen an explosion in cases and in the case of Singapore, deaths, after reaching high levels of vaccinations with the Pfizer vaccine. Why has the Pfizer vaccine failed to stop Covid and what is the possibility that Australians who took the Pfizer jab need to take another booster shot of Pfizer?
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190SQ21-00117011/5/2021Department of healthCan the health department confirm whether the Federal government contract with Pfizer for its Covid vaccine contained exclusivity clauses that prevented the Federal government from using other treatments for Covid?
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Why did the TGA sign vaccine contracts with foreign pharmaceuticals before phase three trials were completed but not with the Australian company Vaxine for the Covax-19 product?
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197SQ21-00123411/5/2021Department of healthSince when did Health Bureaucrats have the power to interfere in the doctor-patient relationship?
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199SQ21-00119111/5/2021Department of healthIn September 2020, the World Health Organisation stated that vaccines wouldn't be ready until mid-2021 because safety tests would take a number of months. Yet, within days that Joe Biden was announced the winner of the 2020 US election a number of pharmaceutical companies announced they had received approval for Covid vaccines. How is it that safety tests were accelerated without comprising safety?
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How is it that a number of vaccines were suddenly approved for Covid-19 within a matter of weeks of each other despite pharmaceutical companies not being able to discover just one vaccine for a Coronavirus in the two decades preceding?
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200SQ21-00122911/5/2021Department of healthWhy can the government commit to spending billions on drugs that haven't been subjected to long term testing for safety or efficacy but not maternity wards in regional Australia?
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201SQ21-00123511/5/2021Department of healthAn earlier study conducted by Monash University showed that Ivermectin inhibits the importin proteins responsible for transferring the Sars virus into the cell nucleus where it is then replicated. Given this discovery shouldn't there be an emphasis on further research given the safety profile of Ivermectin is well understood unlike the Covid vaccines, Remdesivir or Molnuprivar, which have very little long term safety data of their effects on humans?
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203SQ21-00119311/5/2021Department of healthIn 2009, Pfizer among other large pharmaceutical companies disclosed payments to doctors and other medical professionals for consulting and speaking on its behalf and also some sponsorship of clinical trials. Does Pfizer and/or other pharmaceutical companies still pay doctors to speak on its behalf and for sponsorship of clinical trials?
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Are payments of this nature being tracked by Australian authorities to ensure there are no conflicts of interests when advice by medical authorities is given to government officials?
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I note documents that show that Pfizer demanded secret upfront payments for its Covid vaccine. Why did the federal government hide documents that show Pfizer was more interested in extortion than ensuring the safety of the vaccine?
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Can the details of purchase contract agreements for the Covid vaccines between the federal government and the pharmaceutical companies please be provided? Details should include the purchase prices and any indemnity agreements.
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If the vaccines are safe and effective why has the federal government indemnified pharmaceutical companies from any liability for ineffectiveness or safety?
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204SQ21-00124611/5/2021Department of healthWhy has the government committed to buying 300,000 Molnupiravir doses when testing on side effects has not been completed, noting that some studies indicate that it causes mutations?
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How much has the government spent on Molnupiravir?
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What satisfied the National Covid Clinical Evidence Taskforce that Molnupiravir works? It went straight to the TGA and they've provisionally approved on only Phase 2 trials that were cut short with no long-term safety data collected.
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20511/5/2021Department of healthAre only fully qualified and trained immunisation nurses administering the vaccine rollout?
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Are medical staff being told to check for aspiration to ensure the vaccine is being administered correctly into the muscle rather than into a blood vessel?