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Vaccine makers take nothing to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, even if they crusade serious injury and death, equally they enjoy total indemnity confronting injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or whatever other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, passed in the U.Southward. in 2005.

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

"These agreements are confidential, simply luckily ane land did not protect the contract document well enough, so I managed to get a hold of a copy. As y'all are almost to run into, there is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer's terms

The declared indemnification understanding, reportedly between Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, but Twitter now has them marked equally "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are available on Treadreader, however.

The Republic of albania understanding appears very like to some other contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. Information technology covers not just COVID-19 vaccines, but whatsoever product that enhances the use or furnishings of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer'due south COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "subject to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other handling comes out that can forestall, treat or cure COVID-19, the understanding stands, and the country must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is not but safe, inexpensive and widely bachelor but has been found to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . Even so, it continues to exist ignored in favor of more expensive, and less effective, treatments and mass experimental vaccination. Ehden wrote:

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

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses inside their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may not cancel the gild. Further, Pfizer can brand adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be determined by Pfizer," and the country buying the vaccines must "agree to any revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely tardily, even at a indicate when they're no longer needed, every bit it's made clear that

"Under no circumstances will Pfizer be subject to or liable for any late delivery penalties." As you might suspect, the contract likewise "forbids returns nether any 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 existence paid for past taxpayer dollars at a rate of $19.5011 per dose. Republic of albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the European union paid $14.70 per shot. While charging different prices to different purchases is mutual in the drug manufacture, information technology'southward ofttimes frowned upon.

In the example of the price disparity between the U.S. and the EU, Pfizer is said to have given a cost break to the Eu considering it financially supported the development of their COVID-nineteen vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries take no right to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Evidently, this includes in the instance of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines are non entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they practice non conform to specifications or the FDA's Current Proficient Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above any local police of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer can finish the agreement in the outcome of a "material alienation" of any term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'non currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer'southward COVID-19 vaccine must too acknowledge two facts that accept largely been brushed under the carpet: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According 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 quickly adult due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will go on to be studied later 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 be adverse effects of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is also explicitly required by the contract, which states, under section eight.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, tertiary 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 whatsoever and all suits, claims, deportment, demands, losses, amercement, 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 proceed the terms of the contract confidential for a menstruum of x years.

Not only does Pfizer have full indemnification, but there's also a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defence by Purchaser," which states that in the result Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly assume comport 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 land volition pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred past the Indemnitee(southward) in connexion with any Indemnified Claim shall be reimbursed on a quarterly ground by Purchaser.'"

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily journal of the U.S. government — in a document titled, "Proclamation Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Human activity for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19," is language that establishes a new COVID-nineteen vaccine court — similar to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

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

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

The CICP likewise has a one-year statute of limitations, and then you lot take to deed quickly, which is besides hard since it's unknown if long-term furnishings could occur more than a year later.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

Every bit is credible in Pfizer's confidential contract with Republic of albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the visitor volition be compensated for whatever expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has also demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including bank 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 Feb 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer's demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its avails away in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Not use its domestic laws to the company.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine commitment delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all civil liability for side furnishings.

STAT News likewise referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer'southward demands were an abuse of power. Marking Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global health law at Keele University in England, told STAT:

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out as much profit and minimize its run a risk at every juncture with this vaccine development and then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine evolution has been heavily subsidized already. And so in that location'due south very minimal gamble for the manufacturer involved at that place."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative surreptitious vaccine deals across the globe. In June 2021, they signed 1 of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine government for 40 1000000 doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "breakthrough cases," which used to be called vaccine failures, are on the rising. According to the U.Southward. Centers for Affliction Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 19, five,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-xix were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.K., as of July 15, 87.5% of the developed population had received ane dose of COVID-xix vaccine and 67.one% had received ii. Yet, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the ascent , with an average of 15,537 new infections a twenty-four hours being detected, a forty% increase from the calendar week earlier.

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

Soon later the study, yet, they reverted the number to the half dozen,079 from the week before, indicating past default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that week, raising serious questions nigh transparency and vaccine prophylactic.

Many other agin events are also appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically agile SARS-CoV-ii fasten protein used in the vaccine to claret clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( middle inflammation ). Equally you tin can see in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, even if the vaccine turns out to be a dismal failure — and a gamble to brusk- and long-term health — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

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

The views and opinions expressed in this commodity are those of the authors and practise not necessarily reflect the views of Children'southward Wellness Defense.