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

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

"These agreements are confidential, just luckily one country did non protect the contract document well plenty, so I managed to get a hold of a re-create. As you are nearly to run into, there is a proficient reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer'south terms

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

The Albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, betwixt Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, but whatsoever production that enhances the use or furnishings of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer'southward COVID-nineteen shot must admit that "Pfizer'southward efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "bailiwick to meaning risks and uncertainties."

And in the outcome that a drug or other treatment comes out that can prevent, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the state must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is non only safe, cheap and widely available just has been plant to reduce COVID-19 mort ality past 81% . Yet, it continues to be ignored in favor of more than expensive, and less constructive, 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 found to care for COVID19 the contract cannot exist voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated commitment period, the purchaser may not cancel the order. Further, Pfizer tin make 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 affair if the vaccines are delivered severely tardily, even at a point when they're no longer needed, as it's made clear that

"Under no circumstances volition Pfizer be discipline to or liable for whatever tardily commitment penalties." As y'all might suspect, the contract also "forbids returns under whatever circumstances."

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

While COVID-19 vaccines are "free" to receive in the U.S., they're being 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'south often frowned upon.

In the case of the cost disparity between the U.S. and the European union, Pfizer is said to have given a price break to the Eu because it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Withal, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to notation that countries have no right to withhold payment to the visitor for any reason.

Patently, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'south COVID-nineteen vaccines are not entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they do not adapt to specifications or the FDA'south Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is in a higher place whatever local law of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer can finish the agreement in the event of a "cloth alienation" of whatever term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must also acknowledge two facts that have largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to section 5.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-xix pandemic and volition go on 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 there may be adverse furnishings of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is too explicitly required by the contract, which states, under section 8.ane:

"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 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 flow of 10 years.

Non only does Pfizer take full indemnification, simply there's besides a department in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense by Purchaser," which states that in the issue Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly presume comport and command of the defence 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 will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(due south) in connectedness with whatever Indemnified Claim shall exist reimbursed on a quarterly footing by Purchaser.'"

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

In the U.Due south., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Human action. If you're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated nether the human action), you lot'd accept to file a compensation merits with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded by U.South. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Wellness 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 past Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you can receive — fifty-fifty in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; yet, you'd have to exhaust your individual insurance policy before the CICP gives y'all a dime.

The CICP also has a i-year statute of limitations, so you lot accept to deed quickly, which is as well difficult since it'southward unknown if long-term effects could occur more than a yr afterward.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

As is apparent in Pfizer'southward confidential contract with Albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company will be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against information technology. Pfizer has too demanded that countries put up sovereign avails , including bank reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, equally collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-nineteen inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is 1 News (WION) reported in February 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer'southward demands, calling them "calumniating." The demands included that Brazil:

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

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

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out as much 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'south very minimal chance for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse furnishings 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 government for 40 meg doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "quantum cases," which used to be called vaccine failures, are on the rise. According to the U.Southward. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 19, 5,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.Chiliad., as of July 15, 87.5% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.1% had received two. All the same, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of fifteen,537 new infections a day being detected, a 40% increase from the week earlier.

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

Soon later on the report, however, 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 nearly transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are also appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-2 fasten protein used in the vaccine to claret clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( centre inflammation ). As yous tin see in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, even if the vaccine turns out to be a dismal failure — and a risk to short- and long-term wellness — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

One question that nosotros should all be asking is this: If the COVID-nineteen vaccines are, in fact, as prophylactic 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 reflect the views of Children's Health Defense.