A senior Johnson & Johnson (J&J) scientist has been captured on hidden camera admitting that the company did not follow standard clinical testing protocols during the development of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Joshua Rys, who serves as a Lead Scientist in Regulatory Affairs at J&J, described a rushed and improvised approach to vaccine testing under intense pressure from the federal government and public demand.
“We didn’t do the typical tests,” Rys said on camera to undercover O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) investigators.
He explained that traditional clinical trial steps were bypassed, with researchers opting instead to use lab models before proceeding directly to distribution.
“This was just, ‘let’s test it on some lab models… and just throw it to the wind and see what happens,’” he added.
The recorded conversation indicates that decisions surrounding vaccine development and release were driven more by urgency than by adherence to normal scientific procedures.
“People wanted it, we gave it to them,” Rys stated.
“Do you have any idea the lack of research that was done on those products?”
Despite widespread public assurances from health authorities that COVID-19 vaccines were “safe and effective,” Rys expressed doubts about the evidence behind those claims.
“There’s no proof. None