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

The full extent of their COVID-xix vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded secret, one that has remained highly confidential — until at present. 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, but luckily ane land did not protect the contract document well enough, so I managed to go a hold of a copy. As you lot are almost to see, at that place is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hibernate the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer's terms

The declared indemnification agreement, reportedly between Pfizer and Republic of albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, just Twitter now has them marked equally "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are available on Treadreader, however.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not simply COVID-19 vaccines, only any product that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer'southward COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and industry the Product" are "discipline to pregnant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other treatment comes out that can prevent, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their society. Ivermectin , for instance, is not simply safety, inexpensive and widely available but has been found to reduce COVID-19 mort ality past 81% . Yet, it continues to exist ignored in favor of more than expensive, and less effective, treatments and mass experimental vaccination. Ehden wrote:

"If yous were wondering why #Ivermectin was suppressed, well, information technology is because the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does non let them to escape their contract, which states that fifty-fifty if a drug will be found to treat COVID19 the contract cannot exist voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may not abolish the order. Further, Pfizer can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be adamant by Pfizer," and the country buying the vaccines must "agree to whatever revision."

Information technology doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely belatedly, fifty-fifty at a point when they're no longer needed, as it's made clear that

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

The big surreptitious: Pfizer charged U.Due 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 European union paid $14.lxx per shot. While charging dissimilar prices to different purchases is mutual in the drug industry, it'due south frequently frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity between the U.Southward. and the Eu, Pfizer is said to take given a price break to the EU considering it financially supported the evolution of their COVID-19 vaccine. Even so, Ehden noted, "U.Southward. taxpayers got screwed past Pfizer, probably also State of israel." Also, Pfizer makes a signal to notation that countries take no correct to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Apparently, this includes in the instance of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines are not entitled to pass up them "based on service complaints," unless they practice not arrange to specifications or the FDA's Electric current Adept Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is higher up any local constabulary 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 whatever term in their contract.

Rubber and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-nineteen vaccine must as well acknowledge 2 facts that have largely been brushed under the carpeting: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to department 5.five 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 go along to be studied later 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 by the purchaser is also explicitly required by the contract, which states, under section eight.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, third parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or whatever of their respective Affiliates may direct or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against any 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 just does Pfizer accept full indemnification, but there's likewise a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense past Purchaser," which states that in the consequence Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly assume conduct and control 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 volition pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(s) in connection 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. government — in a certificate titled, "Proclamation Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-xix," is linguistic communication that establishes a new COVID-19 vaccine courtroom — similar to the federal vaccine courtroom that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Human action. If you lot're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated nether the act), you'd have to file a compensation merits with the Countermeasures Injury Bounty Program (CICP), which is funded by U.South. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Health and Human being 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 past Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; nonetheless, you'd have to exhaust your private insurance policy earlier the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a one-year statute of limitations, so you lot have to deed quickly, which is also hard since it's unknown if long-term furnishings could occur more than a twelvemonth after.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

As is apparent in Pfizer'due south confidential contract with Albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company will exist compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits confronting it. Pfizer has too demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including depository financial institution reserves, military machine bases and embassy buildings, every bit collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-nineteen inoculation.

New Delhi-based Globe Is One News (WION) reported in February 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer's 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 effects.

STAT News as well referred to concerns by legal experts, who too suggested Pfizer'southward demands were an corruption of power. Mark Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global wellness 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 development and so this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. So in that location's very minimal take chances for the manufacturer involved at that place."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rising

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative hugger-mugger 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-nineteen "breakthrough cases," which used to be called vaccine failures, are on the rise. According to the U.Due south. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), equally of July 19, five,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.Thousand., equally of July 15, 87.five% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.ane% had received two. Yet, symptomatic cases amidst partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an boilerplate of 15,537 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 Agin Upshot Reporting System (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of death amidst people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more than doubling from the six,079 reports of death from the week before.

Soon subsequently the report, all the same, 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-ii spike protein used in the vaccine to claret clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). Every bit you can come across in the confidential indemnification agreements, even so, even if the vaccine turns out to exist a dismal failure — and a risk to short- and long-term wellness — countries take no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

One question that we should all exist request is this: If the COVID-xix vaccines are, in fact, as safe and effective every bit 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's Health Defense.