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

The full extent of their COVID-19 vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, nonetheless, is a closely guarded cloak-and-dagger, ane 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 one country did non protect the contract document well enough, and then I managed to get a hold of a copy. Every bit you are about to see, there is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad understanding, all on Pfizer'due south terms

The alleged indemnification agreement, reportedly betwixt Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, just Twitter now has them marked as "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are available on Treadreader, however.

The Albania agreement appears very like to another contract, published online, betwixt Pfizer and the Dominican Commonwealth. It covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, just whatever product that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer'due south efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "subject to meaning risks and uncertainties."

And in the consequence that a drug or other treatment comes out that tin prevent, treat or cure COVID-19, the understanding stands, and the country must follow through with their lodge. Ivermectin , for instance, is non only safe, cheap and widely available but has been found to reduce COVID-nineteen mort ality by 81% . Yet, information technology 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 understanding that countries had with Pfizer does not permit them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will exist constitute to care for COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses inside their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may non cancel the order. Further, Pfizer can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be adamant by Pfizer," and the state buying the vaccines must "hold to whatever revision."

It doesn't affair if the vaccines are delivered severely late, even at a point when they're no longer needed, every bit it'due south made clear that

"Under no circumstances volition Pfizer exist subject area to or liable for any belatedly delivery penalties." Equally you might suspect, the contract also "forbids returns nether any circumstances."

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

While COVID-19 vaccines are "free" to receive in the U.S., they're existence paid for by taxpayer dollars at a rate 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 unlike purchases is common in the drug industry, it's often frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity between the U.S. and the EU, Pfizer is said to have given a price break to the Eu because information technology financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. However, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably likewise Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries have no right to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Evidently, this includes in the example of receiving damaged appurtenances. Purchasers of Pfizer'southward COVID-19 vaccines are not entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they do non adjust to specifications or the FDA's Current Skilful Manufacturing Practise regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is higher up whatever local police force of the country."

While the purchaser has virtually no style of canceling the contract, Pfizer tin can finish the understanding in the result of a "material breach" of any term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must also admit two facts that have largely been brushed nether the carpet: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to department five.v of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are being rapidly developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be studied after 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 in that location 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 department viii.1:

"Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and concur harmless Pfizer, BioNTech, each of their Affiliates, contractors, sub-contractors, licensors, licensees, sub-licensees, distributors, contract manufacturers, services providers, clinical trial researchers, 3rd parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or any of their corresponding Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against any and all suits, claims, actions, 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 period of 10 years.

Not only does Pfizer take full indemnification, but at that place'southward also a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense force 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(south), whether or non the Indemnified Claim is rightfully brought."

Ehden notes:

"Pfizer is making certain the land will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(s) in connection with whatever Indemnified Merits shall be reimbursed on a quarterly basis past Purchaser.'"

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

In the U.S., vaccine makers already savor full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Deed. If you're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select grouping of other vaccines designated under the deed), you lot'd have to file a bounty 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 it comes to compensation. Equally reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd accept to exhaust your private insurance policy earlier the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a one-year statute of limitations, so you have to act quickly, which is too difficult since it's unknown if long-term effects could occur more than a year later.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

As is apparent in Pfizer'southward confidential contract with Republic of albania, the drug behemothic wants governments to guarantee the company will be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has likewise demanded that countries put up sovereign avails , including bank reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, every bit collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-19 inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is One News (WION) reported in Feb 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer'due south demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

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

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

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

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative secret vaccine deals across the globe. In June 2021, they signed one of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine regime for twoscore million doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-xix "breakthrough cases," which used to exist chosen vaccine failures, are on the ascension. Co-ordinate to the U.South. Centers for Illness Control and Prevention (CDC), equally of July 19, 5,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 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-19 vaccine and 67.ane% had received two. Yet, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of xv,537 new infections a day beingness detected, a forty% increase from the calendar week before.

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

Soon after the report, however, they reverted the number to the 6,079 from the week earlier, indicating by default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that calendar week, raising serious questions well-nigh transparency and vaccine rubber.

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

1 question that we should all be request is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, every bit rubber and effective as 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 not necessarily reverberate the views of Children'due south Health Defense.