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

The total extent of their COVID-19 vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, nevertheless, is a closely guarded hugger-mugger, 1 that has remained highly confidential — until now. A leaked certificate cleaved down by Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer'southward international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, but luckily one country did not protect the contract document well enough, and then I managed to get a hold of a copy. As yous are about to see, there is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hibernate the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer's terms

The alleged indemnification agreement, reportedly between Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, but Twitter now has them marked every bit "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are available on Treadreader, even so.

The Albania understanding appears very similar to some other contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers non simply COVID-xix vaccines, just whatever product that enhances the use or furnishings of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must admit that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "subject area to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other treatment comes out that can preclude, treat or cure COVID-xix, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is not only safe, inexpensive and widely available simply has been plant to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . Notwithstanding, it continues to be ignored in favor of more than 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 allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will 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 order. Further, Pfizer tin brand adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their commitment schedule, "based on principles to be adamant by Pfizer," and the country ownership the vaccines must "hold to whatever revision."

Information technology doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely late, fifty-fifty at a point when they're no longer needed, equally it'southward made articulate that

"Under no circumstances will Pfizer be subject to or liable for any tardily delivery penalties." As you lot might suspect, the contract too "forbids returns nether any circumstances."

The big secret: Pfizer charged U.S. More 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. Republic of 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 industry, information technology's ofttimes frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity betwixt the U.S. and the European union, Pfizer is said to accept given a price break to the EU because it financially supported the development of their COVID-xix vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also State of israel." Besides, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries have no right to withhold payment to the visitor for any reason.

Plainly, this includes in the case of receiving damaged appurtenances. Purchasers of Pfizer's COVID-nineteen vaccines are not entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they do not conform to specifications or the FDA's Current Adept Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This understanding is above any local law of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer tin can terminate the agreement in the event of a "material breach" of whatsoever term in their contract.

Condom and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-xix vaccine must too acknowledge two facts that take largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According to section 5.5 of the contract:

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

"Purchaser farther 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 past the purchaser is too explicitly required past the contract, which states, under section eight.1:

"Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and agree 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 inquiry ...
"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 menses of 10 years.

Not only does Pfizer have total indemnification, but there'southward as well a section in the contract titled, "Supposition of Defense by Purchaser," which states that in the event Pfizer suffers losses for which information technology 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 certain the country will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(due south) in connection with any Indemnified Claim shall be reimbursed on a quarterly basis past Purchaser.'"

Cached in the March 17, 2020, Federal Annals — the daily journal of the U.S. government — 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-xix vaccine courtroom — similar to the federal vaccine courtroom that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already enjoy total indemnity against injuries occurring from this or any 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 deed), yous'd have to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded by U.Southward. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Health and Human being Services (DHHS).

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

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

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

As is credible in Pfizer'southward confidential contract with Republic of albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company will 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, as 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'southward demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

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

STAT News also referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer's demands were an abuse of power. Marker 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 chance at every juncture with this vaccine evolution then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. And then there'southward very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved in that location."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative surreptitious vaccine deals across the earth. In June 2021, they signed ane of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine authorities for 40 million 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 Command and Prevention (CDC), every bit of July 19, 5,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were hospitalized or died from COVID-xix.

In the U.K., as of July 15, 87.5% of the developed population had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.one% had received 2. Nevertheless, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the ascension , with an average of 15,537 new infections a day existence detected, a 40% increase from the calendar week before.

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-xix vaccine — more than doubling from the 6,079 reports of death from the calendar week before.

Soon after the study, notwithstanding, they reverted the number to the 6,079 from the week before, indicating by default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that week, raising serious questions well-nigh transparency and vaccine condom.

Many other adverse events are also appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically agile SARS-CoV-two fasten poly peptide used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). Equally you can run across in the confidential indemnification agreements, even so, even if the vaccine turns out to exist a dismal failure — and a run a risk to curt- and long-term health — countries take no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

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

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and exercise not necessarily reflect the views of Children's Health Defence force.