The incident comes as COVID-19 vaccine skeptics have continued to question the efficacy of the inoculation. Many conservatives initially criticized COVID-19 vaccine requirements in the U.S. and others have questioned if the vaccine could be linked to deaths of some high-profile people, including Friends star Matthew Perry.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that he was suing vaccine manufacturer Pfizer "for unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company's COVID-19 vaccine and attempting to censor public discussion of the product."

COVID Vaccine Death Data Leak Sparks Arrest: It 'Blew My Mind' (newsweek.com)