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Vaccine makers have nothing to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-xix shots, fifty-fifty if they cause serious injury and death, as they savour full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or whatever other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, passed in the U.Southward. in 2005.

The full 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, but luckily i country did non protect the contract document well enough, so I managed to get a hold of a re-create. As you are nearly to come across, at that place is a proficient reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide 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 every bit "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are bachelor on Treadreader, still.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, betwixt Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers non only COVID-19 vaccines, but any production that enhances the apply 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 "subject to meaning risks and uncertainties."

And in the effect that a drug or other treatment comes out that tin prevent, care for or cure COVID-nineteen, the understanding stands, and the country must follow through with their society. Ivermectin , for instance, is not only safety, inexpensive and widely available but has been found to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . Nevertheless, information technology 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, it is because the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does not allow them to escape their contract, which states that fifty-fifty if a drug volition be found to care for COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Fifty-fifty if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses inside their estimated commitment period, the purchaser may not cancel the order. Farther, Pfizer can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be determined by Pfizer," and the country ownership the vaccines must "agree to whatever revision."

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

"Under no circumstances will Pfizer be subject to or liable for whatsoever late delivery penalties." Every bit you might suspect, the contract also "forbids returns under any circumstances."

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

While COVID-19 vaccines are "costless" to receive in the U.S., they're being paid for by taxpayer dollars at a rate of $19.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the European union paid $14.70 per shot. While charging different prices to unlike purchases is common in the drug industry, it'due south 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 intermission to the EU because it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.Southward. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries accept no right to withhold payment to the visitor for whatsoever reason.

Manifestly, this includes in the instance of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'southward COVID-xix vaccines are non entitled to decline them "based on service complaints," unless they do non arrange to specifications or the FDA'due south Current Skillful Manufacturing Practise regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is higher up whatever local law of the state."

While the purchaser has nearly no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer can stop the agreement in the effect of a "cloth breach" of any term in their contract.

Prophylactic and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-xix vaccine must also admit two facts that have largely been brushed nether the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According 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 being rapidly developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-xix pandemic and will keep to exist studied afterward provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Agreement.

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

Indemnification by the purchaser is also explicitly required past the contract, which states, under section viii.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 whatever of their corresponding Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and confronting 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 x years.

Non simply does Pfizer have full indemnification, but there's also a department in the contract titled, "Supposition of Defense past Purchaser," which states that in the issue 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 adequate to Indemnitee(southward), 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 past the Indemnitee(s) in connection with whatever Indemnified Merits shall be reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

Cached 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 Against COVID-19," is language that establishes a new COVID-19 vaccine courtroom — similar to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or whatsoever other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If yous're injured past a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the human action), you'd have to file a compensation merits with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded past U.S. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Health and Human 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 bounty. Every bit reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout y'all can receive — fifty-fifty in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd take to exhaust your individual insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a one-year statute of limitations, and so you have to human activity quickly, which is likewise hard since it's unknown if long-term effects could occur more than a yr later.

Pfizer defendant of corruption of ability

Every bit is credible in Pfizer'due south confidential contract with Albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the visitor will be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has likewise demanded that countries put up 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 1 News (WION) reported in Feb 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer's demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its assets abroad in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Not utilize its domestic laws to the company.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine commitment delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all civil liability for side effects.

STAT News as well referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer'due south demands were an corruption of power. Mark Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global health police at Keele University in England, told STAT:

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out as much turn a profit and minimize its risk at every juncture with this vaccine development and so this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. Then at that place's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects ascent

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

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "breakthrough cases," which used to be called vaccine failures, are on the ascension. Co-ordinate to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), equally of July 19, five,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-xix 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-19 vaccine and 67.1% had received 2. Nonetheless, symptomatic cases amid partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an boilerplate of 15,537 new infections a day existence detected, a xl% increase from the week earlier.

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 amidst people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more than than doubling from the 6,079 reports of death from the week earlier.

Soon after the report, nevertheless, they reverted the number to the half dozen,079 from the week before, indicating past default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that week, raising serious questions most transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are also appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-ii spike poly peptide used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( centre inflammation ). Every bit you can encounter 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 have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

1 question that nosotros should all be request is this: If the COVID-xix vaccines are, in fact, as safe and effective as the manufacturers claim, why practice they require this level of indemnification?

The views and opinions expressed in this commodity are those of the authors and exercise non necessarily reverberate the views of Children's Health Defence force.