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Vaccine makers have nix to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, even if they cause serious injury and death, as they savor total 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.S. in 2005.

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

"These agreements are confidential, simply luckily ane country did not protect the contract certificate well plenty, and so I managed to get a concord of a re-create. As you are about to see, there is a expert reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad understanding, all on Pfizer's terms

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

The Republic of albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, only whatever production that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that buy Pfizer's COVID-nineteen 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 foreclose, care for or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the state must follow through with their society. Ivermectin , for instance, is not only safe, inexpensive and widely available but has been establish to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . Yet, 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, information technology is because the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does not permit them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will be found to treat COVID19 the contract cannot exist voided."

Fifty-fifty if Pfizer fails to evangelize vaccine doses within their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may non abolish the order. Further, Pfizer tin make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to exist determined by Pfizer," and the land ownership the vaccines must "agree to any revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely tardily, even at a point when they're no longer needed, as information technology'due south made clear that

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

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

While COVID-xix vaccines are "gratuitous" to receive in the U.Due south., 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 dissimilar purchases is common in the drug industry, it's often frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity betwixt the U.Due south. and the EU, Pfizer is said to have given a price interruption to the European union considering it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.South. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also State of israel." Also, Pfizer makes a bespeak to note that countries have no right to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Patently, this includes in the example 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'southward Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is in a higher place any local police of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no manner of canceling the contract, Pfizer can finish the understanding in the upshot of a "textile breach" of any term in their contract.

Prophylactic and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must also acknowledge ii facts that have largely been brushed under the rug: 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 rapidly developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will keep to exist studied after provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser nether this Agreement.

"Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are not currently known and that there may exist agin effects of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is too explicitly required past the contract, which states, under section 8.1:

"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, tertiary parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or whatsoever of their respective Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against whatever 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 too proceed the terms of the contract confidential for a catamenia of 10 years.

Non only does Pfizer have total indemnification, only there'southward also a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense by Purchaser," which states that in the upshot Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly presume comport and control of the defense of such Indemnified Claims on behalf of the Indemnitee with counsel adequate to Indemnitee(s), whether or not the Indemnified Claim is rightfully brought."

Ehden notes:

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

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily journal of the U.Due south. government — in a document titled, "Announcement Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Human activity 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.S., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine nether the PREP Act. If you lot're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the act), you'd accept to file a bounty claim with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Programme (CICP), which is funded by U.Due south. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Section of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

While similar to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Plan (NVICP), which applies to nonpandemic vaccines, the CICP is even less generous when it comes to compensation. As reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or expiry — is $250,000 per person; notwithstanding, you lot'd have to exhaust your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP besides has a one-year statute of limitations, and then yous have to human action quickly, which is also difficult since it's unknown if long-term effects could occur more a year later.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

As is apparent in Pfizer's confidential contract with Albania, the drug behemothic wants governments to guarantee the company will be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has also demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including banking concern reserves, armed forces bases and embassy buildings, as collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-19 inoculation.

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

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its assets 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 furnishings.

STAT News also referred to concerns by legal experts, who too suggested Pfizer's 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 equally much profit and minimize its chance at every juncture with this vaccine development so this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. So there'southward very minimal adventure for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects ascension

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

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

In the U.K., equally of July xv, 87.five% of the adult population had received ane dose of COVID-xix vaccine and 67.1% had received two. Notwithstanding, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rising , with an boilerplate of xv,537 new infections a day being detected, a 40% increase from the week before.

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

Soon after the report, notwithstanding, they reverted the number to the vi,079 from the week before, indicating by default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that calendar week, raising serious questions nearly transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are as well appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-ii spike protein used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( center inflammation ). As you tin see in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, even if the vaccine turns out to exist a dismal failure — and a chance to short- and long-term health — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

I question that we should all be request is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, as safe and effective as the manufacturers claim, why practice 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 Wellness Defense force.