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Vaccine makers have zippo to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, even if they crusade serious injury and death, as they enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or whatsoever other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Human activity, 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 at present. A leaked certificate broken down by Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer'southward international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, merely luckily i land did non protect the contract document well enough, and then I managed to get a concord of a re-create. As you are about to see, at that place is a expert reason why Pfizer was fighting to hibernate the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer's terms

The alleged indemnification agreement, reportedly betwixt Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, simply Twitter now has them marked as "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are bachelor on Treadreader, however.

The Albania understanding appears very similar to another contract, published online, betwixt Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, simply any production that enhances the use or furnishings of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer'south efforts to develop and industry the Product" are "subject to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other treatment comes out that can prevent, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is not only safe, inexpensive and widely available but has been plant to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . Nevertheless, 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, it is because the understanding that countries had with Pfizer does non allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will exist constitute to care for COVID19 the contract cannot exist voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery menstruum, the purchaser may non cancel the order. Further, Pfizer can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their commitment schedule, "based on principles to be determined past Pfizer," and the country buying the vaccines must "agree to whatsoever revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely tardily, even at a point when they're no longer needed, every bit information technology's fabricated clear that

"Under no circumstances will Pfizer be subject field to or liable for whatever late delivery penalties." Equally you lot might suspect, the contract also "forbids returns under whatever circumstances."

The big secret: Pfizer charged U.S. 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 $19.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the Eu paid $14.70 per shot. While charging different prices to different purchases is mutual in the drug industry, it's often frowned upon.

In the example of the price disparity between the U.Due south. and the EU, Pfizer is said to have given a cost pause to the European union because it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.Southward. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably besides State of israel." Also, Pfizer makes a betoken to note that countries have no correct to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Apparently, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines are non entitled to turn down them "based on service complaints," unless they do not adapt to specifications or the FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This understanding is to a higher place any local constabulary of the state."

While the purchaser has nigh no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer can terminate the agreement in the event of a "cloth breach" of any term in their contract.

Condom and efficacy 'non currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must too acknowledge 2 facts that have largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According to section 5.v of the contract:

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

"Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are not currently known and that at that place may be agin 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.ane:

"Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and concord 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 straight or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and confronting whatever 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 menstruation of 10 years.

Not simply does Pfizer accept total indemnification, only at that place's also a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense past Purchaser," which states that in the issue Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly assume acquit and control of the defense force of such Indemnified Claims on behalf of the Indemnitee with counsel acceptable to Indemnitee(due south), 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 any Indemnified Merits shall exist reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Annals — the daily periodical of the U.S. government — in a document titled, "Annunciation Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Deed for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19," is language that establishes a new COVID-19 vaccine court — similar to the federal vaccine courtroom that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already bask full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine nether the PREP Act. If you're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the human action), you lot'd have to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded by U.S. taxpayers via Congressional cribbing to the Department of Health and Human 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. As reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; even so, yous'd have to frazzle your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

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

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 whatever expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has besides demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including banking company reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, equally collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-nineteen inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is One News (WION) reported in February 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 apply 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 as well referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer'due south 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 profit and minimize its risk at every juncture with this vaccine evolution then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine evolution has been heavily subsidized already. So there's very minimal chance for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative secret vaccine deals across the globe. In June 2021, they signed i of their biggest contracts to appointment — with the Philippine regime for forty million doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-nineteen "breakthrough cases," which used to be called vaccine failures, are on the rising. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July xix, 5,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-nineteen were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.K., as of July 15, 87.5% of the developed population had received one dose of COVID-nineteen vaccine and 67.1% had received two. Yet, symptomatic cases amongst partially and fully vaccinated are on the rising , with an average of 15,537 new infections a day being detected, a 40% increase from the calendar week earlier.

In a July 19 written report from the CDC, the agency likewise reported that the Vaccine Agin Event Reporting System (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of death among people who received a COVID-nineteen vaccine — more doubling from the 6,079 reports of death from the week before.

Soon after the study, however, 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 near transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are also appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-2 fasten protein used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). Every bit you can see in the confidential indemnification agreements, withal, even if the vaccine turns out to be a dismal failure — and a risk to curt- 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-19 vaccines are, in fact, as prophylactic and constructive equally the manufacturers merits, 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's Health Defense.