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Vaccine makers accept nothing to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-xix shots, even if they cause serious injury and death, as they savor full indemnity confronting injuries occurring from COVID-xix 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-19 vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, nonetheless, is a closely guarded undercover, 1 that has remained highly confidential — until now. A leaked document broken down by Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer'southward 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 concur of a copy. Equally you lot are about to meet, there is a good 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, but Twitter at present has them marked equally "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are bachelor on Treadreader, however.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers non only COVID-19 vaccines, merely whatsoever production that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must admit that "Pfizer'south efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "field of study to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the effect that a drug or other treatment comes out that can prevent, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the land must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is non only safe, inexpensive and widely available just has been found to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . Yet, it continues to be ignored in favor of more expensive, and less effective, treatments and mass experimental vaccination. Ehden wrote:

"If you lot 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 even if a drug volition exist institute 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 non cancel the order. Further, Pfizer tin make 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 whatever revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely late, fifty-fifty at a betoken when they're no longer needed, equally it'due south fabricated clear that

"Under no circumstances volition Pfizer be subject to or liable for whatsoever tardily delivery penalties." Equally you lot might doubtable, the contract likewise "forbids returns under whatever circumstances."

The big hush-hush: Pfizer charged U.Southward. More than Other Countries

While COVID-nineteen vaccines are "free" to receive in the U.S., they're beingness paid for by taxpayer dollars at a charge per unit of $19.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the Eu paid $xiv.70 per shot. While charging different prices to dissimilar purchases is common in the drug industry, it's often frowned upon.

In the example of the price disparity between the U.South. and the Eu, Pfizer is said to have given a price break to the EU because information technology financially supported the development of their COVID-xix vaccine. Nevertheless, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably as well Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries have no correct to withhold payment to the company for whatever reason.

Apparently, this includes in the case of receiving damaged appurtenances. Purchasers of Pfizer'south COVID-19 vaccines are not entitled to reject them "based on service complaints," unless they practice non suit to specifications or the FDA's Current Skilful Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above whatever local police of the land."

While the purchaser has virtually no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer can end the agreement in the event of a "fabric breach" of whatever term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer'due south COVID-19 vaccine must also acknowledge two facts that have largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According to section v.five of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and elective materials are being rapidly adult due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-xix pandemic and will keep to be studied afterwards provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Agreement.

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

Indemnification by the purchaser is as well explicitly required past the contract, which states, under section 8.1:

"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, 3rd parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or whatsoever of their respective Affiliates may straight or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the enquiry ...
"from and against any and all suits, claims, deportment, 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 but does Pfizer accept full indemnification, just there'southward as well a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense force by Purchaser," which states that in the event Pfizer suffers losses for which information technology is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

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

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

In the U.Southward., vaccine makers already bask full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or any other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If you're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated nether the act), you lot'd have to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Injury Bounty Program (CICP), which is funded past U.S. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation 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 fifty-fifty less generous when information technology comes to bounty. As reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you lot can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or decease — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd have to frazzle your individual insurance policy before the CICP gives y'all a dime.

The CICP besides has a i-twelvemonth statute of limitations, so you have to act chop-chop, which is as well hard since it's unknown if long-term furnishings could occur more than a twelvemonth later.

Pfizer accused of abuse of ability

Equally is apparent in Pfizer's confidential contract with Albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the visitor will be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits confronting it. Pfizer has besides demanded that countries put up sovereign avails , including banking company reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, every bit collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-19 inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is One News (WION) reported in February 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer'south demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

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

STAT News also referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer's 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 every bit 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's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, agin effects rise

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 xl million doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "quantum cases," which used to exist called vaccine failures, are on the rise. Co-ordinate to the U.S. Centers for Affliction Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July nineteen, 5,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.Chiliad., as of July 15, 87.5% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.1% had received ii. Still, symptomatic cases among partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an boilerplate of 15,537 new infections a day being detected, a 40% increase from the week earlier.

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

Soon after the study, even so, they reverted the number to the 6,079 from the calendar week earlier, indicating by default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that week, raising serious questions about transparency and vaccine prophylactic.

Many other adverse 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 ( middle inflammation ). As you lot can run across in the confidential indemnification agreements, nevertheless, 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 request is this: If the COVID-nineteen vaccines are, in fact, as rubber and effective as the manufacturers claim, why practise they require this level of indemnification?

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Children'southward Health Defense.