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Vaccine makers have nothing to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-nineteen shots, even if they cause serious injury and decease, as they savor full indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or any other pandemic vaccine nether the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, passed in the U.South. in 2005.

The full extent of their COVID-19 vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded hugger-mugger, 1 that has remained highly confidential — until now. A leaked document cleaved downward by Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer'southward international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

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

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer's terms

The declared indemnification understanding, 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 bachelor on Treadreader, withal.

The Albania agreement appears very like to another contract, published online, betwixt Pfizer and the Dominican Democracy. Information technology covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, just any production that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and industry the Production" are "subject to pregnant risks and uncertainties."

And in the consequence that a drug or other treatment comes out that tin can foreclose, treat or cure COVID-19, the understanding stands, and the country must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is not only safety, cheap and widely available but has been plant to reduce COVID-xix mort ality by 81% . Yet, it continues to be ignored in favor of more than expensive, and less effective, treatments and mass experimental vaccination. Ehden wrote:

"If you were wondering why #Ivermectin was suppressed, well, information technology 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."

Fifty-fifty if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may non abolish the order. Further, 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 country buying the vaccines must "concur to any revision."

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

"Under no circumstances volition Pfizer be field of study to or liable for whatsoever late delivery penalties." As you might suspect, the contract also "forbids returns under whatever circumstances."

The big secret: Pfizer charged U.Southward. More Than Other Countries

While COVID-19 vaccines are "free" to receive in the U.S., they're beingness paid for by taxpayer dollars at a rate of $xix.5011 per dose. Republic of albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the Eu paid $14.70 per shot. While charging dissimilar prices to different purchases is mutual in the drug industry, it's often frowned upon.

In the instance of the price disparity between the U.South. and the Eu, Pfizer is said to take given a price break to the European union considering it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed past Pfizer, probably likewise Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to notation that countries have no right to withhold payment to the company for whatsoever reason.

Apparently, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'south COVID-19 vaccines are not entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they practise not adjust to specifications or the FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above any local police force of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no style of canceling the contract, Pfizer can cease the understanding in the event of a "material alienation" of any term in their contract.

Safe and efficacy 'non currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer'southward COVID-19 vaccine must too acknowledge two facts that have largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to section five.5 of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and elective materials are existence speedily developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-nineteen pandemic and volition continue to be studied afterwards provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Agreement.

"Purchaser farther acknowledges that the long-term furnishings and efficacy of the Vaccine are non currently known and that there 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 8.1:

"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, tertiary 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 any 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 period of 10 years.

Non simply does Pfizer have total indemnification, merely there'south too a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defence by Purchaser," which states that in the event Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly presume 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 land will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(s) in connection with any Indemnified Claim shall be reimbursed on a quarterly footing by Purchaser.'"

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily journal of the U.S. authorities — in a document titled, "Announcement Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19," is language 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 against injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If yous're injured by 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 even less generous when it comes to bounty. As reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you lot can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd accept to exhaust your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a one-year statute of limitations, so you accept to act quickly, which is also difficult since it's unknown if long-term furnishings could occur more than a year later.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

Equally is apparent in Pfizer's 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 banking concern reserves, military bases and diplomatic mission 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'southward demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its assets abroad in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Not utilise 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 also referred to concerns past legal experts, who too suggested Pfizer's demands were an abuse of ability. Mark Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global health law at Keele Academy in England, told STAT:

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out as much profit and minimize its adventure at every juncture with this vaccine development then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. So in that location'due south very minimal chance for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, agin effects rise

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

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "breakthrough cases," which used to exist chosen vaccine failures, are on the rise. Co-ordinate to the U.South. Centers for Illness Command and Prevention (CDC), as of July 19, v,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-nineteen were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.1000., as of July 15, 87.5% of the adult population had received i dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.one% had received two. Yet, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the ascension , with an average of 15,537 new infections a twenty-four hour period being detected, a forty% increase from the week before.

In a July 19 report from the CDC, the agency also 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 than doubling from the 6,079 reports of death from the week before.

Soon after the written report, notwithstanding, 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 about transparency and vaccine prophylactic.

Many other adverse events are also appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically agile SARS-CoV-ii spike protein used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( eye inflammation ). As you can run into in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, fifty-fifty if the vaccine turns out to be a dismal failure — and a risk to brusque- and long-term health — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

1 question that nosotros should all be asking is this: If the COVID-nineteen vaccines are, in fact, equally condom and constructive as the manufacturers claim, why exercise they require this level of indemnification?

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do non necessarily reverberate the views of Children'south Health Defense.