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Vaccine makers have zero to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-nineteen shots, even if they cause serious injury and decease, as they relish full indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-nineteen vaccines or whatever other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, passed in the U.S. in 2005.

The full extent of their COVID-19 vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, nonetheless, is a closely guarded clandestine, one 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-xix vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, but luckily 1 land did not protect the contract certificate well enough, so I managed to get a concord of a re-create. Equally you lot 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 betwixt Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, but Twitter at present has them marked as "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are bachelor on Treadreader, however.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not only COVID-nineteen vaccines, but whatsoever product that enhances the use or furnishings of such vaccines. Countries that buy Pfizer's COVID-xix shot must admit that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and manufacture the Production" are "bailiwick to pregnant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other treatment comes out that can forestall, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their gild. Ivermectin , for instance, is not just rubber, inexpensive and widely available merely has been institute to reduce COVID-19 mort ality past 81% . Still, information technology continues to exist ignored in favor of more expensive, and less constructive, 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 non allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will be found to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to evangelize vaccine doses within their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may non cancel the order. Farther, Pfizer tin can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be determined by Pfizer," and the state buying the vaccines must "agree to whatever revision."

Information technology doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely late, even at a betoken when they're no longer needed, every bit it'southward made articulate that

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

The large secret: Pfizer charged U.South. 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. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the Eu paid $xiv.70 per shot. While charging dissimilar prices to different purchases is mutual in the drug industry, it'south often frowned upon.

In the instance of the cost disparity betwixt the U.South. and the European union, Pfizer is said to have given a price break to the European union because it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.Southward. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also State of israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries have no correct to withhold payment to the visitor for any reason.

Apparently, this includes in the example of receiving damaged appurtenances. Purchasers of Pfizer'south COVID-nineteen vaccines are not entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they do not suit to specifications or the FDA'south Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above whatever local police force of the state."

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

Safety and efficacy 'non currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-xix vaccine must also acknowledge ii facts that have 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 apace developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be studied after provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser nether this Understanding.

"Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are non currently known and that in that location may exist adverse effects of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is besides 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, tertiary parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or any of their corresponding Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the inquiry ...
"from and against any and all suits, claims, actions, demands, losses, amercement, 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 simply does Pfizer have total indemnification, merely there's as well a section in the contract titled, "Supposition of Defense force by Purchaser," which states that in the result Pfizer suffers losses for which information technology is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly assume carry and command of the defense force 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 sure the country will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(due south) in connexion with whatever Indemnified Claim shall exist reimbursed on a quarterly ground past Purchaser.'"

Cached in the March 17, 2022, Federal Annals — the daily journal of the U.S. government — in a certificate titled, "Proclamation Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Deed for Medical Countermeasures Confronting COVID-19," is language that establishes a new COVID-19 vaccine court — like to the federal vaccine courtroom that already exists.

In the U.Due south., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or whatsoever other pandemic vaccine nether the PREP Human action. If y'all're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the deed), you'd accept to file a compensation merits with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded by U.Southward. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department 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 information technology comes to compensation. As reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout yous can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd take to frazzle your individual insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a one-yr statute of limitations, then you have to deed chop-chop, which is as well difficult since it's unknown if long-term effects could occur more a yr later.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

As is apparent in Pfizer's confidential contract with Republic of albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the visitor will be compensated for whatsoever expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has as well demanded that countries put upwards sovereign assets , including bank reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, as collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-19 inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is I 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 assets abroad in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Non apply 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 besides referred to concerns by legal experts, who likewise suggested Pfizer's 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 equally much profit and minimize its run a risk at every juncture with this vaccine development then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. And so there'due south very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative secret vaccine deals beyond the globe. In June 2022, they signed one of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine regime for forty meg 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 Command and Prevention (CDC), as of July 19, 5,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-xix were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.K., as of July xv, 87.5% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.one% had received 2. Yet, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of 15,537 new infections a twenty-four hour period being detected, a twoscore% increase from the week before.

In a July 19 report from the CDC, the bureau besides reported that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of decease among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more doubling from the half dozen,079 reports of death from the week earlier.

Soon subsequently the report, however, they reverted the number to the six,079 from the week before, indicating past default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that week, raising serious questions about transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are also 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 ). As you can run across 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.

I question that we should all be asking is this: If the COVID-xix vaccines are, in fact, as safety and effective as 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 do not necessarily reflect the views of Children'south Wellness Defence force.