Now, this request will supposedly require the release of a little over 300,000 pages of material. However, the time it takes to actually get the documents “will vary depending on the complexity of the request and any backlog of requests already pending at the agency,” according to the government’s central FOIA website. The 1967 FOIA law requires federal agencies to respond to information requests within 20 business days.
If a federal judge in Texas agrees, plaintiffs Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency can expect to see the full record in 2076. That’s how long the Food and Drug Administration in court papers this week proposes it should be given to review and release the trove of vaccine-related documents responsive to the request. Reuters reported on the matter:įreedom of Information Act requests are rarely speedy, but when a group of scientists asked the federal government to share the data it relied upon in licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the response went beyond typical bureaucratic foot-dragging. What happened when they made the request? The federal government said it would take 55 years to release the documents. In fact, the group making the request said that they hoped that the release of the information would “increase public confidence” in the jabs. A group of scientists and academics recently requested information on the FDA’s approval of one of the so-called vaccines ostensibly intended to prevent Covid-19 infection. I’m sure you’ve heard of “FOIA requests,” to which the government is obligated to respond in a timely and honest manner. This basic principle was codified into law more than 50 years ago in the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA. One such obligation is to provide, in a timely manner, information requested by citizens about what the government is doing and how it is doing it, with reasonable exceptions to prevent enemies from using the information to hurt us. ONE sign that we’re living in a falling empire is that the state simply cannot meet its obligations.
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