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Vaccine makers have zip 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) Act, passed in the U.S. in 2005.

The total extent of their COVID-nineteen vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded secret, one that has remained highly confidential — until now. A leaked certificate 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 document well enough, so I managed to get a hold of a re-create. Every bit you are well-nigh to encounter, in that location 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 equally "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are bachelor on Treadreader, all the same.

The Republic of albania understanding appears very similar to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Commonwealth. Information technology covers not just COVID-19 vaccines, merely any product that enhances the apply or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer'southward COVID-nineteen shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "subject to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the consequence that a drug or other treatment comes out that can prevent, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the state must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for case, is not only safe, inexpensive and widely available but has been found to reduce COVID-xix mort ality by 81% . Nonetheless, it continues to exist 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, it is because the understanding that countries had with Pfizer does not permit them to escape their contract, which states that fifty-fifty if a drug volition be found to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Fifty-fifty if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses inside their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may not cancel the guild. Further, Pfizer can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be adamant by Pfizer," and the state buying the vaccines must "hold to any revision."

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

"Under no circumstances will Pfizer be subject to or liable for any late delivery penalties." Equally you might suspect, the contract as well "forbids returns under any circumstances."

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

While COVID-nineteen vaccines are "complimentary" to receive in the U.S., they're being paid for past taxpayer dollars at a rate of $xix.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the EU paid $14.seventy per shot. While charging different prices to dissimilar purchases is common in the drug manufacture, information technology's often frowned upon.

In the case of the toll disparity between the U.S. and the Eu, Pfizer is said to have given a price suspension to the European union because information technology financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. All the same, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably as well State of israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries accept no right to withhold payment to the visitor for any reason.

Apparently, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'south COVID-19 vaccines are non entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they do not conform to specifications or the FDA's Current Expert Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This understanding is above any local law of the country."

While the purchaser has well-nigh no mode of canceling the contract, Pfizer tin cease the agreement in the event of a "material breach" of whatever term in their contract.

Condom and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-xix vaccine must besides acknowledge 2 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 constituent materials are being rapidly adult due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-nineteen pandemic and will go on to be studied afterward provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Agreement.

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

Indemnification past the purchaser is also explicitly required by the contract, which states, nether department viii.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 whatsoever of their respective Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the inquiry ...
"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 proceed the terms of the contract confidential for a period of ten years.

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

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

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

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

While like to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP), which applies to nonpandemic vaccines, the CICP is even less generous when it comes to bounty. Equally reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you lot can 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 earlier the CICP gives y'all a dime.

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

Pfizer defendant 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 information technology. Pfizer has also demanded that countries put upwardly sovereign assets , including bank 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 Feb 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer's demands, calling them "calumniating." The demands included that Brazil:

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its avails 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 also referred to concerns by legal experts, who as well suggested Pfizer's 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 chance at every juncture with this vaccine development and then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. So there's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved in that location."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative hugger-mugger vaccine deals beyond the globe. In June 2021, they signed one of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine regime for 40 meg doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "quantum cases," which used to be chosen vaccine failures, are on the rise. Co-ordinate to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as 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 i dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.i% had received two. Yet, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an boilerplate of 15,537 new infections a 24-hour interval being detected, a 40% increase from the calendar week before.

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

Soon later on the report, however, they reverted the number to the vi,079 from the calendar week before, indicating by default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that calendar week, raising serious questions nearly transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other agin events are also actualization, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-two spike poly peptide used in the vaccine to claret clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( center inflammation ). As you can run across in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, fifty-fifty 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 exist asking is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, as safe 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 reflect the views of Children'southward Health Defense.