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Vaccine makers take nothing to lose past marketing their experimental COVID-xix shots, even if they cause serious injury and death, as they enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-nineteen vaccines or any other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Human activity, passed in the U.S. in 2005.

The total extent of their COVID-19 vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded secret, 1 that has remained highly confidential — until at present. A leaked document broken down by Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer's international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, only luckily ane country did not protect the contract document well enough, and so I managed to go a concur of a re-create. As you are about to meet, in that location is a proficient reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad understanding, all on Pfizer'southward terms

The declared indemnification agreement, reportedly between Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, but Twitter now has them marked every bit "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are available on Treadreader, all the same.

The Republic of albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Commonwealth. Information technology covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, but whatever product that enhances the apply or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer'south COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's 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 can forbid, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their gild. Ivermectin , for case, is non only safe, cheap and widely available just has been found to reduce COVID-nineteen 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 yous were wondering why #Ivermectin was suppressed, well, it is because the understanding 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."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated commitment period, the purchaser may not cancel the order. Further, Pfizer tin make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be determined past Pfizer," and the country buying the vaccines must "agree to any revision."

It doesn't thing 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 volition Pfizer exist subject to or liable for any belatedly delivery penalties." As y'all might suspect, the contract also "forbids returns under any circumstances."

The large secret: Pfizer charged U.S. More Other Countries

While COVID-19 vaccines are "free" to receive in the U.South., they're beingness 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 European union paid $xiv.70 per shot. While charging different prices to different purchases is common in the drug manufacture, it's often frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity between the U.S. and the European union, Pfizer is said to take given a price pause to the European union because it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.Due south. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also State of israel." Also, Pfizer makes a indicate to annotation that countries have no right to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Obviously, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'south COVID-nineteen vaccines are not entitled to refuse them "based on service complaints," unless they do non conform to specifications or the FDA's Current Practiced Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above any local constabulary of the state."

While the purchaser has nigh no mode of canceling the contract, Pfizer can terminate the agreement in the result of a "material breach" of any term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must also acknowledge two facts that have largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According to section v.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-nineteen pandemic and will continue to be 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 be agin effects of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

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

"Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and concur 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 whatever of their respective Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against any and all suits, claims, deportment, 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 menses of 10 years.

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

"shall promptly assume acquit 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 will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred past the Indemnitee(s) in connectedness with any Indemnified Merits shall be reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Annals — the daily periodical of the U.S. government — in a document titled, "Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Confronting COVID-19," is language that establishes a new COVID-xix vaccine court — like to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already relish full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If you're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select grouping of other vaccines designated under the act), you'd have to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded past U.S. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Section of Health and Homo Services (DHHS).

While like 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 lot tin can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; however, yous'd have to frazzle your private insurance policy earlier the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a one-yr statute of limitations, so you lot have to act rapidly, which is besides hard since it's unknown if long-term effects could occur more than a yr later.

Pfizer accused of corruption of power

As is apparent in Pfizer'south confidential contract with Republic of albania, the drug behemothic wants governments to guarantee the company will be compensated for whatever expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has as well demanded that countries put upward sovereign assets , including bank reserves, war machine bases and embassy buildings, as collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-nineteen inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is Ane News (WION) reported in February 2022 that Brazil rejected Pfizer's demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its assets away in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Not employ its domestic laws to the company.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine delivery delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all ceremonious liability for side effects.

STAT News besides referred to concerns past legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer'south demands were an abuse of power. Mark Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global wellness law at Keele University in England, told STAT:

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out every bit much profit and minimize its gamble at every juncture with this vaccine evolution then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine evolution has been heavily subsidized already. So at that place's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

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

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

In the U.G., as of July xv, 87.v% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-nineteen vaccine and 67.1% had received two. Nevertheless, symptomatic cases amid partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of 15,537 new infections a twenty-four hours beingness detected, a 40% increase from the week before.

In a July 19 written report from the CDC, the agency also reported that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Arrangement (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of death among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more than doubling from the 6,079 reports of decease from the calendar week before.

Soon after the written report, 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 week, raising serious questions well-nigh transparency and vaccine safety.

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

Ane question that we should all exist request is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, equally prophylactic and effective as the manufacturers claim, why do 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 Defence.