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Vaccine makers take nothing to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, even if they cause serious injury and death, as they bask full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or whatsoever other pandemic vaccine nether the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, passed in the U.S. in 2005.

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

"These agreements are confidential, merely luckily ane country did non protect the contract document well plenty, so I managed to get a hold of a copy. As you are near to see, there is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hibernate the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer'southward 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 available on Treadreader, still.

The Albania agreement appears very like to some other contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not but COVID-19 vaccines, but whatever production that enhances the utilise or furnishings of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer'south efforts to develop and industry the Product" are "subject to pregnant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other treatment comes out that tin preclude, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their club. Ivermectin , for case, is non only safe, inexpensive and widely available but has been found to reduce COVID-nineteen mort ality by 81% . Nonetheless, it continues to be ignored in favor of more expensive, and less effective, treatments and mass experimental vaccination. Ehden wrote:

"If y'all were wondering why #Ivermectin was suppressed, well, it is because the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does not allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will be institute to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses inside their estimated delivery menstruation, 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 exist determined past Pfizer," and the state ownership the vaccines must "concur to whatsoever revision."

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

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

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

While COVID-19 vaccines are "costless" to receive in the U.S., they're being paid for past taxpayer dollars at a rate of $19.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the EU paid $fourteen.70 per shot. While charging dissimilar prices to different purchases is mutual in the drug industry, it's often frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity between the U.South. and the EU, Pfizer is said to have given a price break to the EU because it financially supported the evolution of their COVID-19 vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.Due south. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also Israel." Likewise, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries have no right to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Evidently, this includes in the example of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines are not entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they do non conform to specifications or the FDA'southward Current Good Manufacturing Exercise regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is higher up any local law of the state."

While the purchaser has nearly no fashion of canceling the contract, Pfizer tin terminate the understanding 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-19 vaccine must also acknowledge two facts that take largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to section 5.5 of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and elective materials are existence rapidly 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 under this Agreement.

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

Indemnification by the purchaser is also explicitly required by the contract, which states, under department 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, third parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or any 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 also keep the terms of the contract confidential for a catamenia of 10 years.

Not only does Pfizer have total indemnification, but there's as well a department in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense force by Purchaser," which states that in the event Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly assume carry and command 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 certain the country will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(s) in connection with whatsoever Indemnified Claim shall exist reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily periodical of the U.South. government — in a certificate titled, "Proclamation Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Human action for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-nineteen," is linguistic communication that establishes a new COVID-nineteen vaccine court — similar to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already savour full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Deed. If you're injured past a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the act), you lot'd have to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Injury Bounty Plan (CICP), which is funded by U.S. taxpayers via Congressional cribbing to the Department of Health and Homo Services (DHHS).

While similar to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Plan (NVICP), which applies to nonpandemic vaccines, the CICP is fifty-fifty 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; nonetheless, you'd have to exhaust your individual insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP too has a one-yr statute of limitations, so you have to act quickly, which is besides difficult since information technology'due south unknown if long-term effects could occur more a year subsequently.

Pfizer defendant of abuse of ability

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

New Delhi-based World 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 avails abroad in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Non apply its domestic laws to the company.
  3. Non penalize Pfizer for vaccine delivery delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all ceremonious liability for side effects.

STAT News likewise referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer'due south 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 as much turn a profit and minimize its risk at every juncture with this vaccine evolution then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. So there's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, agin effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative secret vaccine deals across the world. In June 2021, they signed one of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine government for 40 million doses .

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

In the U.One thousand., as of July 15, 87.v% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.1% had received two. Nonetheless, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of xv,537 new infections a day existence detected, a 40% increase from the week earlier.

In a July xix study from the CDC, the agency also reported that the Vaccine Adverse Upshot Reporting System (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of expiry among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more than than doubling from the six,079 reports of expiry from the week before.

Presently afterward the report, however, they reverted the number to the six,079 from the week before, indicating by default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that week, raising serious questions almost transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are besides appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-2 spike protein used in the vaccine to claret clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( centre inflammation ). As you can see in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, even if the vaccine turns out to be a dismal failure — and a take chances to short- and long-term health — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

One question that we should all exist asking is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, as prophylactic 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 reverberate the views of Children's Health Defense.