“It’s basically a biological chip that is in the tablet and once you take the tablet it sends a signal that you took the tablet,” Bourla said. “Imagine the implications of that compliance. The insurance companies can know that the medicines that patients should take, they do take them. It is fascinating what happens in this field.”
But Snopes says not to worry because “it was in 2018 when Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla mentioned a pill that had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a few months prior that contained a digital sensor that could track whether or not the medicine had been taken. This product was approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Contrary to online rumors, this comment was completely unrelated to vaccines or the COVID-19 pandemic.”