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Vaccine makers have zippo to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-xix shots, fifty-fifty if they cause serious injury and decease, as they relish full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or whatsoever other pandemic vaccine nether the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Human activity, passed in the U.S. in 2005.

The full extent of their COVID-nineteen vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, withal, is a closely guarded hugger-mugger, 1 that has remained highly confidential — until now. A leaked document broken down past Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer's international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, but luckily one country did not protect the contract document well enough, so I managed to become a concord of a copy. As y'all are well-nigh to see, there is a expert 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 betwixt Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, but Twitter at present has them marked every bit "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are available on Treadreader, nevertheless.

The Republic of albania agreement appears very similar to some other contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Democracy. It covers not just COVID-19 vaccines, but any product that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-xix shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "subject to meaning risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other treatment comes out that can forbid, treat or cure COVID-19, the understanding stands, and the state must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for example, is not only safe, inexpensive and widely available simply has been constitute to reduce COVID-nineteen mort ality by 81% . Withal, it continues to be 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 non allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug volition exist plant to care for COVID19 the contract cannot exist voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to evangelize vaccine doses within their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may not cancel the order. Farther, Pfizer can brand adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their commitment schedule, "based on principles to exist determined by Pfizer," and the country buying the vaccines must "agree to any revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely belatedly, even at a signal when they're no longer needed, equally information technology'south made clear that

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

The large hush-hush: Pfizer charged U.South. More Than Other Countries

While COVID-nineteen vaccines are "complimentary" to receive in the U.S., they're being 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 dissimilar prices to different purchases is common in the drug manufacture, 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 toll intermission to the EU because information technology financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Even so, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a bespeak to note that countries have no correct to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Manifestly, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'due south COVID-nineteen vaccines are non entitled to pass up them "based on service complaints," unless they practise not arrange to specifications or the FDA's Current Expert Manufacturing Exercise regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above any local police force of the land."

While the purchaser has nearly no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer tin can end the agreement in the event of a "fabric breach" of any term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'non currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must also acknowledge two facts that take largely been brushed under the carpet: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to section five.5 of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are existence speedily 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 furnishings and efficacy of the Vaccine are not currently known and that there may exist adverse effects of the Vaccine that are non currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is besides explicitly required past 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, tertiary parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or whatever of their respective Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against whatsoever 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 flow of 10 years.

Not only does Pfizer have total indemnification, but there's also a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense by Purchaser," which states that in the outcome 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 adequate to Indemnitee(s), whether or non the Indemnified Claim is rightfully brought."

Ehden notes:

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

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily journal of the U.S. authorities — in a document titled, "Declaration Nether 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 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 Deed. If you're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated nether the act), you lot'd have to file a compensation merits with the Countermeasures Injury Bounty Programme (CICP), which is funded by U.Southward. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

While like 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 by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you lot can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or expiry — is $250,000 per person; even so, you lot'd accept to frazzle your private insurance policy earlier the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a 1-twelvemonth statute of limitations, so you lot have to act speedily, which is also difficult since it'south unknown if long-term effects could occur more than a twelvemonth later.

Pfizer defendant of abuse of power

Every bit is credible in Pfizer'south confidential contract with Albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company volition be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has too demanded that countries put upward sovereign avails , including bank reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, as collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-xix inoculation.

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

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

STAT News likewise referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer's demands were an corruption of ability. Mark 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 risk at every juncture with this vaccine evolution then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine evolution has been heavily subsidized already. So there'south very minimal take chances for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative underground vaccine deals beyond the earth. In June 2021, they signed i of their biggest contracts to appointment — with the Philippine regime for 40 meg doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "breakthrough cases," which used to exist called vaccine failures, are on the ascension. According to the U.South. 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.M., as of July 15, 87.5% of the adult population had received i dose of COVID-nineteen vaccine and 67.one% had received two. Yet, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of fifteen,537 new infections a twenty-four hours beingness detected, a 40% increment from the week before.

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

Shortly after 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 about transparency and vaccine condom.

Many other adverse events are also actualization, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-two spike protein used in the vaccine to claret clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). As you tin can encounter in the confidential indemnification agreements, withal, fifty-fifty if the vaccine turns out to exist a dismal failure — and a hazard to short- and long-term health — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

1 question that we should all exist asking is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, as safety and constructive 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.