Pfizer’s data didn’t just go missing—it was edited.
In an exchange with @RWMaloneMD, Pfizer admitted its biodistribution studies were done “in close consultation” with the FDA.
Images were cropped and dimmed to make the COVID vaccine look confined to the arm, when unedited images revealed mRNA spreading to organs like the kidneys and adrenal glands.
If the FDA helped shape that illusion, what else in the “safe and effective” story was rewritten to hide the truth?
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Data on how parts of a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine spread in the bodies of mice were withheld from regulatory submissions to the U.S. FDA, according to a new comparison of those submissions and similar documents sent to Japanese regulators.
Byram Bridle, who has a PhD in immunology and is an associate professor of immunology and virology at the University of Guelph in Canada, authored the comparison. It was dated Aug. 13 and released on Oct. 4 by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine adviser to the U.S. government.
“The findings of this report raise serious questions about the integrity of the health regulatory process during the declared COVID-19 pandemic,” Bridle said in his conclusions.
Pfizer, BioNTech, and the FDA did not respond to requests for comment.
During a September meeting, under questioning by Malone, a Pfizer representative said that its studies of the spread of vaccine elements, known as biodistribution, were done in consultation with the FDA. “Pfizer does not have a further comment other than we did our work in close consultation with the FDA on all our of biodistribution studies that were approved for our licensed product,” the representative said.
Malone told The Epoch Times that the images in the submissions appear to have been manipulated “to hide the fact that the biodistribution was much broader than the initial narrative that was promoted, which is that it stays at the site of injection and draining lymph nodes.”
He added: “That was clearly a lie, and it was a lie that we now know was supported by editing data that were presented to the FDA. And, according to what the Pfizer representative stated, that editing of data was done in cooperation and consultation between Pfizer and the FDA. That is completely unacceptable.”
Edited Data
Pfizer and Moderna did not carry out human biodistribution studies before the FDA cleared their messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines in late 2020. They tested the spread of mRNA in animals.
Pfizer and BioNTech tested a surrogate product containing modified RNA, or modRNA, and luciferase, a bioluminescent enzyme found in fireflies, in mice and rats. The distribution was tracked over nine days, according to documents released by the FDA in 2022 under court order.
“Highest signal was detected at the first time points after immunization at the injection site and the signal declined slowly over time until day 9,” the BioNTech report on the mice study stated. The testing “showed limited drainage to the liver,” but no signal was detected 48 hours after immunization, according to the report.
A single picture from imaging of the mice was included in that section of the report, which was sent to the FDA in 2020. Additional images, with more of the mice bodies included, were provided in filings to Japanese regulators. The images showed that the mRNA spread to the rodents’ kidneys and adrenal glands, Bridle said in his analysis. He also said the luminescence was toned down in the FDA document.
“The image in the FDA’s version of the common technical document appears to be a version of the image from the Japanese document that was manipulated in numerous ways, potentially to discourage discovery that they are one and the same,” Bridle stated. “It was then cropped to hide clear evidence of systemic biodistribution of the modRNA vaccine.”
All of the images sent to American and Japanese regulators cut off at least 25 percent of the mice bodies, including their heads, which prevented any conclusions being made about potential spread to the brain, Bridle said.
Unredacted Image
The BioNTech report stated that after 9 days, the luminescence signal had dropped to background levels.
BioNTech included a graph to support the statement. The lower portion of the graph, representing mice that received a buffer control, was unredacted by the FDA. The rest of the graph, showing levels in mice that received the modRNA product, was redacted.
The same graph was included without redaction in documents released by Japanese regulators. The full graph showed that the levels in vaccine recipients started high and did not reach background levels after 9 days, Bridle said.
“Based on the data from the Japanese document, the claim in the FDA’s report that ‘After 9 d, the reporter expression dropped to background levels’ appears to be a bald-faced lie that was facilitated by redacting data to avoid scrutiny and then hoping nobody would realize that non-redacted data had previously been released by Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency,” Bridle wrote.
He also said that it appeared that the experiments were preliminary and rushed, due to the graph missing typical information, such as error bars.
“The regulatory scientist(s) that reviewed these data should have requested that the study be repeated with an extended timeline and with sufficient experimental replicates until proper statistical analyses revealed a timepoint at which the luciferase signal in the immunized group was no longer statistically different from the background signal in the sham-treated control group,” he said.
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Moderna’s Biodistribution Testing
Moderna also tested the spread of mRNA in animals.
Testing in rats detected the mRNA in multiple organs, such as the liver and spleen, and heart and brain tissue, according to a description of the testing included in a European Medicines Agency document made public in 2021.
Darin Edwards, an executive at Moderna, told the advisory panel on which Malone sits, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, in September that testing showed the mRNA and another part of the vaccine, spike protein, “does primarily localize to the injection site and the draining lymph node.”
While there was some detection in other tissues and organs, “that does clear vary rapidly post-injection, with no detection after 14 days in those studies” provided to the FDA, he added.
As with Pfizer, Moderna used a surrogate product in biodistribution testing, rather than the vaccine that the FDA ultimately cleared.
“A biodistribution study was not performed with mRNA-1273 vaccine. Results from the biodistribution study of a different vaccine ... were submitted,” FDA reviewers stated in a 2022 document recommending approval of Moderna’s Spikevax, or mRNA-1273.
Edwards said the product used in the animal testing was “commercially representative material” that uses the same mRNA that is part of Spikevax.
Malone said the FDA document showed the answer was not truthful.
Asked for a response, a Moderna spokesperson pointed The Epoch Times to a company webpage, which does not address the differences between the products.
More Recent Biodistribution Data
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. public health agency, said for years that after receipt of a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, “our cells break down mRNA from these vaccines and get rid of it within a few days after vaccination” and the spike protein within a few weeks.
The CDC still maintains that after the mRNA delivers instructions to the body on how to make spike protein copies, “our cells break down the mRNA and remove it.”
More recent biodistribution data from humans, though, show mRNA and spike protein spread to various parts of the body and stay there for much longer than stated. That includes spike protein being present in people’s cerebral arteries up to 17 months following Moderna and Pfizer vaccination, Japanese researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience in April.
Charlotte Kuperwasser, who has a PhD in molecular and cellular biology and is a professor of developmental, molecular, and chemical biology at Tufts University School of Medicine, told The Epoch Times in an email that the FDA should have made the companies use the vaccines they wanted cleared in the preclinical testing.
“Given what was reported in the preclinical biodistribution study, and what we’ve learned about biodistribution in humans, I think there needs to be careful reevaluation of these products in general but most importantly in the reproductive setting,” she said, noting that none of the animals tested by the companies were pregnant.
Kuperwasser pointed to a paper published in February that described how Taiwanese researchers who administered Moderna’s vaccine to pregnant mice found the mRNA rapidly circulated and within one hour crossed the placenta to spread in the fetus.
The researchers said that the vaccine “did not pose discernible safety issues in pregnant mice and their pups” but that “the proof of transplacental mRNA-1273 transmission with enduring mRNA retention in the offspring’s liver or spleen inevitably aroused an interest in the genotoxic effects of mRNA vaccines on the developing fetus.” They added later, “the risk of long-term genotoxicity in the offspring born to mRNA-vaccinated mothers cannot be overlooked.”
Malformed ribs were found in the offspring of rats injected with the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, the companies have said. They said that was not an issue since the wavy ribs are known to resolve on their own. They also say the vaccines are safe and effective for pregnant women, primarily based on observational data from humans.
Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
Following orders from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, the CDC in May stopped recommending the COVID-19 vaccines to healthy children and pregnant women.
Kennedy said in a directive that COVID-19 vaccination “pose[s] potential risks to the mother and developing baby.”
The changes were made without consulting the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel.
The FDA in August revoked emergency authorization for the vaccines. In updated approvals, the shots were cleared for people aged 65 and older as well as younger people with risk factors, one of which is being pregnant.
In memorandums explaining the decisions, FDA official Dr. Vinay Prasad wrote that “there is growing clinical evidence that spike protein, which is generated as a result of or in the course of vaccination, may persist for some time in a subset of individuals” and that the persistence may be linked to so-called long COVID.
Clinical trials that the companies have pledged to carry out in younger, healthier people may provide answers on the persistence and possible link, according to Prasad.
The CDC’s vaccine advisers met in September to consider, in light of the FDA’s actions, to whom the CDC should recommend the vaccines.
Kuperwasser presented the advisers with emerging data on biodistribution and immune changes following vaccination.
“Studies in humans have confirmed that vaccine mRNA can be detected in multiple tissues, including lymph nodes, the heart, the central nervous system, and blood,” she told them.
“Finally, persistence is not just short-term. In some reports, mRNA has been detected for weeks to months, and in certain cases, as long as 706 days post-vaccination.”
Members of the panel said they were concerned about COVID-19 vaccine data, including newer studies on biodistribution and residual DNA.
This everyday fruit can rewire your brain in just 7 days.
A 2024 double-blind trial showed mango extract boosted memory, focus, and mental speed—without side effects.
Participants even felt calmer, with fewer mood swings and better stress control.
But that’s only the beginning—its hidden benefits for your gut, heart, and skin are just as extraordinary.
This one will surprise you...
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Once considered exotic and only eaten in tropical climates, mangoes have become one of the world’s most popular fruits.
Often carrying the moniker of “king of fruits,” the mangoes’ abundant fiber and moisturizing properties have made it a trusted remedy for soothing digestion and promoting regularity for centuries.
Today, scientists are catching up to this ancient wisdom and discovering mango’s digestive benefits. Even more health-promoting effects, such as its brain-enhancing abilities, are being uncovered.
Key Nutrients
A 2025 study published in the International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences highlights mango’s growing reputation as a functional food. “Mango is increasingly recognized for its role in health promotion and disease prevention, with its nutritional profile and medicinal properties supporting its place in preventive healthcare,” the authors wrote.
Mangoes are rich in:
• Fiber: One mango has 5.38 grams of fiber. A medium-sized mango can offer about 15 to 20 percent of the recommended daily fiber intake for adults.
• Vitamin C: One mango contains 122 milligrams of vitamin C, which is considerably more than an orange, which has just 82.7 milligrams.
• Folate (vitamin B9): One mango has 144 micrograms of folate.
• Mangiferin: A polyphenol that is abundant in mangoes.
Health Benefits
In a study published in Nutrients in 2017, researchers said that mango is “a fruit that should be included in everyone’s diet for its multifaceted biochemical actions and health-enhancing properties.”
Most liver cancer is preventable—yet few people realize it.
Everyday habits are quietly driving up countless cases of this deadly cancer.
And one ingredient found in thousands of everyday products may be even more toxic to your liver than alcohol.
Once you understand what your liver can and can’t handle, prevention is simple.
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Liver cancer rates are climbing fast.
As fast food chains, supersized sodas, sedentary lifestyles, and chronic infections have become more prevalent over the past 50 years, liver cancer is increasingly linked to everyday choices.
The bright side is that up to 60 percent of cases could be prevented by addressing key risks.
The Everyday Foods That Bring Back Your Skin’s Natural Glow
Sugar and processed foods don’t just harm your health—they quietly make your skin age faster than time itself.
Inside your body, a hidden sugar reaction stiffens collagen and elastin, slowly stealing your skin’s smoothness and natural light.
But here’s the surprising part: certain everyday foods can block this process and help restore your skin’s youthful radiance—naturally.
Curious which ones work best?
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“Diet profoundly and undoubtedly influences how our skin ages,” Dr. Trisha Khanna, a dermatologist and Medical Advisory Board member at Codex Labs, told The Epoch Times.
More people are turning to food to care for their skin, and for good reason. While we cannot stop the natural aging process, diet can influence how skin looks and feels over time.
However, skin aging is a complex process shaped by both genetics and environmental factors. Because nutrients must be digested, absorbed, and delivered to the skin, improvements take time. Much like aging, healing is gradual.
What Speeds Up Skin Aging
One major culprit in skin aging is glycation, a process in which sugars bind to proteins like collagen and elastin.
This reaction changes the structure and function of these proteins, making skin stiffer and more prone to wrinkles and sagging.
Normally, the body has ways to break down and clear glycation through natural defense systems.
Elevated Vitamin B12 Levels May Signal Hidden Disease
New research shows people with unusually high B12 face up to a 20-fold higher risk of developing a deadly type of cancer.
Doctors warn these spikes can appear years before a tumor is detected—long before symptoms begin.
Could your latest blood test be the first sign something’s wrong?
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Vitamin B12 is a vital nutrient that keeps the body running.
Without enough of it, people can develop anemia, fatigue, brain and nerve problems, and even cognitive decline.
Most people get enough vitamin B12 from their diet or supplements.
However, what happens when B12 levels are unusually high?
“Abnormally high blood B12 levels are often not caused by taking too much. Instead, they may reflect underlying diseases or metabolic problems,” Dr. Wenjie Bi, a medical practitioner at the University of Tokyo, told The Epoch Times.
Doctors long said colonoscopies prevent cancer. Every year, 15 million Americans get screened.
But what this study uncovered might make you think twice before you step into that exam room.
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Although many view a colonoscopy as an uncomfortable or even scary procedure, around 15 million of them are carried out annually in the United States, and 60.6 percent of people aged 50 to 75 without a personal history of colorectal cancer have had one in the past 10 years.
It’s believed that a colonoscopy not only helps find cancer but also prevents cancer from developing from polyps.
Because of its high level of sensitivity and specificity, colonoscopies have been regarded as the gold standard for colon cancer screenings for a long time.
Unexpected Result From a Major Colonoscopy Study
However, a major clinical study, the Nordic-European Initiative on Colorectal Cancer (NordICC) study published in 2022, raised questions about the efficacy of colonoscopies.