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Vaccine makers have zip to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, even if they cause serious injury and expiry, equally 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.Due south. in 2005.

The full extent of their COVID-nineteen vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded cloak-and-dagger, ane that has remained highly confidential — until now. A leaked certificate broken down past Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer'southward international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, but luckily i country did not protect the contract document well enough, so I managed to get a hold of a copy. As you are about to see, there is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad understanding, all on Pfizer's 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 bachelor on Treadreader, nevertheless.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to some other contract, published online, betwixt Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, just any product that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer'southward COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer'due south efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "subject to pregnant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other treatment comes out that can prevent, care for or cure COVID-nineteen, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for case, is not just condom, inexpensive and widely bachelor but has been establish to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . Still, it continues to exist 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 understanding that countries had with Pfizer does not allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will be constitute to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Fifty-fifty if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery catamenia, the purchaser may not cancel the order. Further, Pfizer can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their commitment schedule, "based on principles to be determined past Pfizer," and the country ownership the vaccines must "concord to any revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely late, even at a signal when they're no longer needed, as it's made clear that

"Under no circumstances volition Pfizer exist subject to or liable for any late delivery penalties." Every bit you lot might doubtable, the contract also "forbids returns under any circumstances."

The big hole-and-corner: Pfizer charged U.South. More 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 $nineteen.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the EU paid $14.70 per shot. While charging unlike prices to different purchases is common in the drug industry, it's oftentimes frowned upon.

In the instance of the price disparity between the U.S. and the EU, Pfizer is said to have given a toll break to the EU considering it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed past Pfizer, probably besides Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries accept no right to withhold payment to the visitor for any reason.

Apparently, this includes in the instance of receiving damaged appurtenances. Purchasers of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines are not entitled to turn down them "based on service complaints," unless they exercise non accommodate to specifications or the FDA'southward Current Skillful Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above any local police of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer can terminate the agreement in the event of a "textile breach" of any term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must likewise acknowledge two facts that have largely been brushed under the carpet: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According to department v.five of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are being quickly developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will go along to be studied after provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser nether this Agreement.

"Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term furnishings and efficacy of the Vaccine are non currently known and that at that place may be adverse furnishings of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification past the purchaser is also explicitly required by the contract, which states, nether section 8.one:

"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, third parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or any of their respective Affiliates may direct or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against whatsoever 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 likewise go on the terms of the contract confidential for a menstruum of 10 years.

Non only does Pfizer have total indemnification, but there'southward also a department in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense past Purchaser," which states that in the event 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 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 past the Indemnitee(s) in connection with any Indemnified Claim shall exist reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Annals — the daily periodical of the U.Due south. government — in a document titled, "Annunciation Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Deed for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19," is language that establishes a new COVID-nineteen vaccine court — similar to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already relish full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If you're injured past a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the act), you'd accept to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded by U.S. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Health and Man 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. 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; however, yous'd take to exhaust your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP besides has a one-year statute of limitations, so you have to act apace, which is also difficult since it'southward unknown if long-term effects could occur more than than a yr after.

Pfizer defendant of abuse of power

Equally is apparent in Pfizer'southward confidential contract with Albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company will be compensated for whatsoever expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has as well demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including bank reserves, armed services bases and embassy buildings, as collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-nineteen inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is One 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 assets abroad in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Non apply its domestic laws to the company.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine commitment delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all civil liability for side effects.

STAT News also referred to concerns by legal experts, who as well suggested Pfizer'due south demands were an abuse of power. Mark 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 so this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. So in that location'due south very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved at that place."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects ascent

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 regime for forty meg doses .

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

In the U.K., equally of July 15, 87.5% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.1% had received ii. Still, symptomatic cases amid partially and fully vaccinated are on the ascension , with an boilerplate of xv,537 new infections a day beingness detected, a forty% increase from the week before.

In a July 19 report from the CDC, the bureau as well reported that the Vaccine Agin Consequence Reporting System (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of decease among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more than doubling from the 6,079 reports of expiry from the week earlier.

Soon after the study, 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 calendar 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 blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( middle 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 curt- and long-term health — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

One question that we should all be request is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, as rubber and constructive equally the manufacturers claim, why exercise they require this level of indemnification?

The views and opinions expressed in this commodity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reverberate the views of Children's Health Defense.