AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday to continue his lawsuit against Pfizer Inc., for its alleged "unlawful misrepresentations concerning the COVID-19 vaccine." The case was previously dropped by a federal district court. The judge claimed that the federal government had given Pfizer immunity through the Public Readiness and Emergency Act, the release said. Back in November 2023, Paxton sued the pharmaceutical company for misrepresenting the effectiveness and safety of using the vaccine. The lawsuit also alleges that Pfizer conspired with social media platforms to censor criticism and label truthful posts about the vaccine as misinformation. “Pfizer repeatedly and knowingly misrepresented the effectiveness and safety of their COVID-19 vaccine and pressured Americans to take the shot without full knowledge of the risks,” said Attorney General Paxton. “When consumers questioned the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine, Pfizer sought to silence them—prioritizing profits over the truth. I will not stop until Pfizer is held accountable for deceptively pushing its COVID-19 vaccine on consumers.”