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Vaccine makers have nada to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, even if they cause serious injury and death, every bit they enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or whatever other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, passed in the U.South. in 2005.

The full extent of their COVID-19 vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded secret, one that has remained highly confidential — until at present. A leaked document broken down by Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer's international COVID-nineteen vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, simply luckily ane country did not protect the contract certificate well enough, so I managed to get a hold of a copy. As you are about to see, at that place is a proficient reason why Pfizer was fighting to hibernate the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer'southward terms

The alleged indemnification understanding, reportedly betwixt Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, but Twitter now has them marked every bit "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are bachelor on Treadreader, withal.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to some other contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Commonwealth. Information technology covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, but any product that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer'southward efforts to develop and manufacture the Production" are "subject to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the effect that a drug or other treatment comes out that tin can prevent, care for or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the state must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for case, is not only rubber, cheap and widely bachelor but has been plant to reduce COVID-nineteen mort ality past 81% . Even so, information technology continues to exist ignored in favor of more expensive, and less constructive, treatments and mass experimental vaccination. Ehden wrote:

"If you were wondering why #Ivermectin was suppressed, well, it is considering the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does not allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug volition be found to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may not cancel the order. Further, Pfizer can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their commitment schedule, "based on principles to be determined past Pfizer," and the country ownership the vaccines must "concord to whatsoever revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely late, even at a point when they're no longer needed, as it's fabricated clear that

"Under no circumstances will Pfizer be subject to or liable for any late delivery penalties." Every bit you might suspect, the contract also "forbids returns under whatever circumstances."

The big secret: Pfizer charged U.S. More Than Other Countries

While COVID-nineteen vaccines are "free" to receive in the U.S., they're being paid for by taxpayer dollars at a charge per unit of $19.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the Eu paid $14.70 per shot. While charging different prices to different purchases is mutual in the drug manufacture, information technology's often frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity between the U.Southward. and the European union, Pfizer is said to have given a price pause to the EU because it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Notwithstanding, Ehden noted, "U.Due south. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also Israel." As well, Pfizer makes a indicate to notation that countries have no right to withhold payment to the visitor for whatsoever reason.

Evidently, this includes in the instance of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'southward COVID-19 vaccines are non entitled to refuse them "based on service complaints," unless they practice non adapt to specifications or the FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is higher up whatever local police force of the state."

While the purchaser has almost no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer tin terminate the agreement in the event of a "textile alienation" of any term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-xix vaccine must too acknowledge two facts that have largely been brushed under the carpeting: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to department 5.5 of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are being rapidly adult due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-nineteen pandemic and will continue to exist studied subsequently provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Agreement.

"Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are not currently known and that there may exist adverse effects of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is as well explicitly required by the contract, which states, under section 8.1:

"Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Pfizer, BioNTech, each of their Affiliates, contractors, sub-contractors, licensors, licensees, sub-licensees, distributors, contract manufacturers, services providers, clinical trial researchers, third parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or any of their respective Affiliates may direct or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against whatever and all suits, claims, deportment, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, settlements, penalties, fines, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses of an investigation or litigation ... arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the Vaccine ..."

Meanwhile, the purchaser must also keep the terms of the contract confidential for a menses of 10 years.

Not only does Pfizer have total indemnification, but there'southward too a section in the contract titled, "Supposition of Defense past Purchaser," which states that in the event Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly assume conduct and control of the defense of such Indemnified Claims on behalf of the Indemnitee with counsel acceptable to Indemnitee(s), whether or not the Indemnified Claim is rightfully brought."

Ehden notes:

"Pfizer is making sure the country volition pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(south) in connectedness with any Indemnified Claim shall be reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily journal of the U.Due south. government — in a certificate titled, "Annunciation Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-xix," is language that establishes a new COVID-xix vaccine court — similar to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or whatever other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If you lot're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select grouping of other vaccines designated under the act), you'd accept to file a bounty claim with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded past U.South. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Health and Man Services (DHHS).

While similar to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Programme (NVICP), which applies to nonpandemic vaccines, the CICP is even less generous when it comes to compensation. Equally reported past Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout yous can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or decease — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd take to exhaust your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP as well has a one-year statute of limitations, then you accept to act quickly, which is as well difficult since it'south unknown if long-term effects could occur more than than a twelvemonth later.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

Equally is apparent in Pfizer'due south confidential contract with Republic of albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company will be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has also demanded that countries put upwards sovereign avails , including banking company reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, equally collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-xix inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is One News (WION) reported in February 2022 that Brazil rejected Pfizer's demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its assets away in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Not employ its domestic laws to the visitor.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine delivery delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all civil liability for side furnishings.

STAT News besides referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer'south demands were an corruption of ability. Mark Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global wellness law at Keele University in England, told STAT:

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out as much turn a profit and minimize its risk at every juncture with this vaccine development then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. So there's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, agin furnishings ascension

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative secret vaccine deals beyond the earth. In June 2021, they signed one of their biggest contracts to engagement — with the Philippine regime for 40 one thousand thousand doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "quantum cases," which used to exist called vaccine failures, are on the ascension. Co-ordinate to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 19, v,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.Chiliad., as of July 15, 87.v% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.1% had received two. However, symptomatic cases amid partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of xv,537 new infections a day being detected, a 40% increase from the week before.

In a July nineteen study from the CDC, the agency likewise reported that the Vaccine Adverse Result Reporting System (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of death among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more than than doubling from the 6,079 reports of death from the week earlier.

Before long afterward the study, however, they reverted the number to the six,079 from the week before, indicating past default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that week, raising serious questions almost transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are as well appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-2 spike protein used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). Equally yous can see in the confidential indemnification agreements, still, even if the vaccine turns out to exist a dismal failure — and a take a chance to brusque- and long-term health — countries take no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

One question that nosotros should all be asking is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, as safe and effective every bit the manufacturers merits, why do they require this level of indemnification?

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do non necessarily reverberate the views of Children'south Health Defence.