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Vaccine makers have nothing to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, even if they cause serious injury and death, as they enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or any other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Human activity, passed in the U.Due south. in 2005.

The total extent of their COVID-xix vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded hugger-mugger, one that has remained highly confidential — until now. 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, but luckily one country did not protect the contract certificate well enough, so I managed to get a concord of a copy. As yous are about to encounter, in that location is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, 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 available on Treadreader, however.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. Information technology covers non but COVID-nineteen vaccines, but whatsoever product that enhances the use 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 "field of study to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other handling comes out that tin forbid, treat or cure COVID-xix, the understanding stands, and the country must follow through with their guild. Ivermectin , for instance, is non but safe, inexpensive and widely available only has been found to reduce COVID-nineteen mort ality past 81% . All the same, it continues to be 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, information technology is considering the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does not allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug volition exist found to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses inside their estimated commitment menses, the purchaser may not abolish the lodge. Farther, Pfizer can 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 matter if the vaccines are delivered severely tardily, fifty-fifty at a point when they're no longer needed, as information technology's made clear that

"Under no circumstances will Pfizer exist subject field to or liable for whatever tardily delivery penalties." As you might suspect, the contract as well "forbids returns nether any circumstances."

The large secret: Pfizer charged U.S. 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 charge per unit of $xix.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the European union paid $xiv.70 per shot. While charging dissimilar prices to different purchases is common in the drug industry, it'due south ofttimes frowned upon.

In the case of the toll disparity between the U.S. and the EU, Pfizer is said to have given a toll interruption to the Eu because it financially supported the development of their COVID-nineteen vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.Due south. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably too Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a signal to note that countries accept no right to withhold payment to the company for whatever reason.

Apparently, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'southward COVID-nineteen vaccines are not entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they do not accommodate to specifications or the FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is in a higher place any local law of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no style of canceling the contract, Pfizer can terminate the understanding in the effect of a "fabric breach" of whatever term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'non currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer'due south COVID-19 vaccine must also admit two facts that have largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to department five.5 of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are being chop-chop developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-xix pandemic and will continue to be studied subsequently provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Understanding.

"Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are not currently known and that there may exist adverse effects of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is as well explicitly required past the contract, which states, nether 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, third parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or whatsoever of their respective Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against whatsoever 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 as well keep the terms of the contract confidential for a period of 10 years.

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

"shall promptly presume carry and command of the defense of such Indemnified Claims on behalf of the Indemnitee with counsel acceptable to Indemnitee(southward), 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 by the Indemnitee(due south) 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.Due south. regime — in a document titled, "Announcement Nether the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Human activity for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-nineteen," is linguistic communication that establishes a new COVID-nineteen vaccine court — like to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine nether the PREP Human activity. If you'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 Bounty Program (CICP), which is funded past U.South. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Health and Man Services (DHHS).

While similar to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Programme (NVICP), which applies to nonpandemic vaccines, the CICP is even less generous when it comes to compensation. Every bit reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you tin can receive — even in cases of permanent inability or death — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd have to exhaust your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you lot a dime.

The CICP also has a one-yr statute of limitations, and then you have to act rapidly, which is also difficult since it'due south unknown if long-term furnishings could occur more a year afterward.

Pfizer accused of abuse of power

As is apparent in Pfizer's confidential contract with Republic of albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company will be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has besides demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including bank 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 1 News (WION) reported in February 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer'due south 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 ceremonious liability for side effects.

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

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out as much profit and minimize its chance at every juncture with this vaccine development then this vaccine rollout. At present, the vaccine evolution has been heavily subsidized already. And then there's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

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

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "quantum cases," which used to be called vaccine failures, are on the rise. According to the U.Due south. Centers for Disease Command and Prevention (CDC), equally of July 19, five,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-xix were hospitalized or died from COVID-nineteen.

In the U.K., as of July 15, 87.v% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-nineteen vaccine and 67.1% had received two. Yet, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the ascension , with an boilerplate of xv,537 new infections a mean solar day being detected, a twoscore% increase from the week before.

In a July 19 study from the CDC, the agency also reported that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of death amidst people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more than doubling from the 6,079 reports of death from the week earlier.

Soon later on the report, still, they reverted the number to the vi,079 from the calendar week earlier, indicating past default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that week, raising serious questions nearly transparency and vaccine prophylactic.

Many other agin events are also appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-2 spike protein used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). Equally 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 short- and long-term health — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

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

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