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Vaccine makers have aught to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, even if they cause serious injury and death, equally they relish full indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or any other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Human action, 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, 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, only luckily one land did not protect the contract certificate well enough, so I managed to go a hold of a copy. As you are virtually to meet, there is a expert reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer'due south terms

The alleged indemnification agreement, reportedly between Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, but Twitter at present has them marked as "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are available on Treadreader, even so.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Commonwealth. It covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, but whatsoever product that enhances the utilise or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and industry the Product" are "discipline to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the upshot that a drug or other handling comes out that can preclude, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is non only safe, inexpensive and widely available simply has been found 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 y'all were wondering why #Ivermectin was suppressed, well, it is because the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does not permit them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will be plant to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery menses, the purchaser may not cancel the society. Farther, Pfizer tin brand adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be determined by Pfizer," and the state buying the vaccines must "agree to any revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely tardily, fifty-fifty at a bespeak when they're no longer needed, equally information technology'due south made clear that

"Under no circumstances will Pfizer be subject to or liable for any tardily delivery penalties." As you might doubtable, the contract also "forbids returns under any circumstances."

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

While COVID-19 vaccines are "costless" to receive in the U.Southward., they're being paid for by taxpayer dollars at a rate of $xix.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the European union paid $14.70 per shot. While charging unlike prices to different purchases is common in the drug industry, it'southward often frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity between the U.Southward. and the European union, Pfizer is said to have given a cost pause to the EU because it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Notwithstanding, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably as well Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries have no right to withhold payment to the visitor for any reason.

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

While the purchaser has about no style of canceling the contract, Pfizer can terminate the agreement in the event 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 ii facts that accept largely been brushed nether the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. Co-ordinate to department 5.v of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are existence rapidly developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-xix pandemic and will continue to be studied afterwards provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser nether this Agreement.

"Purchaser farther acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are non currently known and that there may exist 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 eight.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 whatever of their respective Affiliates may straight or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the enquiry ...
"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.

Not simply does Pfizer have total indemnification, but in that location's likewise a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defence force past Purchaser," which states that in the outcome Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly presume conduct and control of the defence of such Indemnified Claims on behalf of the Indemnitee with counsel acceptable to Indemnitee(s), whether or non 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(south) in connection with whatsoever Indemnified Claim shall be reimbursed on a quarterly footing by Purchaser.'"

Cached in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily periodical of the U.S. regime — in a document titled, "Proclamation Nether the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Human activity for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-xix," is language that establishes a new COVID-19 vaccine courtroom — similar to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

In the U.South., vaccine makers already savour full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If you lot're injured past a COVID vaccine (or a select grouping of other vaccines designated under the human action), y'all'd accept to file a compensation merits with the Countermeasures Injury Bounty Plan (CICP), which is funded by U.South. taxpayers via Congressional cribbing to the Department of Health and Human being 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 compensation. Every bit reported past Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you tin receive — fifty-fifty in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; still, you'd have to exhaust your private insurance policy before the CICP gives yous a dime.

The CICP besides has a ane-year statute of limitations, so you lot accept to human action speedily, which is likewise difficult since it'due south unknown if long-term effects could occur more a year afterwards.

Pfizer accused of corruption of power

As is apparent in Pfizer's confidential contract with Albania, the drug behemothic wants governments to guarantee the visitor volition be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits confronting it. Pfizer has likewise demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including banking concern reserves, armed forces bases and embassy buildings, every bit 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 visitor.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine commitment delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all civil liability for side furnishings.

STAT News as well referred to concerns past legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer's demands were an corruption 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 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'south very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects ascension

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative secret vaccine deals across the earth. In June 2021, they signed 1 of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine government for twoscore 1000000 doses .

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

In the U.K., as of July 15, 87.5% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-xix vaccine and 67.one% had received two. Withal, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of 15,537 new infections a day existence detected, a 40% increase from the week before.

In a July xix report from the CDC, the agency also reported that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Organisation (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 before.

Shortly after the written report, even so, 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 most transparency and vaccine rubber.

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 ( centre inflammation ). Every bit y'all can run across in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, fifty-fifty if the vaccine turns out to exist 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, every bit safe and effective as the manufacturers merits, why do they crave 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.