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Vaccine makers have nothing to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-xix shots, fifty-fifty 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 full extent of their COVID-19 vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded secret, 1 that has remained highly confidential — until now. A leaked document broken downwards by Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer'south international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, merely luckily one land did not protect the contract certificate well enough, so I managed to become a hold of a copy. As you are about to see, in that location is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hibernate the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer's terms

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

The Albania agreement appears very similar to some other contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not only COVID-xix vaccines, only whatever product that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that buy Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must admit that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "subject to pregnant risks and uncertainties."

And in the effect that a drug or other handling comes out that can forbid, treat or cure COVID-nineteen, the agreement stands, and the state must follow through with their gild. Ivermectin , for example, is not only safe, cheap and widely available just has been found to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . All the same, 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, information technology is because the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does non let them to escape their contract, which states that fifty-fifty if a drug will be establish to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated commitment catamenia, the purchaser may not abolish the order. Further, Pfizer tin make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to exist determined by Pfizer," and the country ownership the vaccines must "agree to any revision."

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

"Under no circumstances volition Pfizer be subject to or liable for whatever late commitment penalties." Equally you might doubtable, the contract also "forbids returns under any circumstances."

The big clandestine: Pfizer charged U.S. 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. Republic of albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the EU paid $14.lxx per shot. While charging different prices to different purchases is common in the drug manufacture, it's often frowned upon.

In the example of the price disparity betwixt the U.S. and the European union, Pfizer is said to take given a price break to the EU considering it financially supported the evolution of their COVID-xix vaccine. Still, Ehden noted, "U.South. taxpayers got screwed past Pfizer, probably also Israel." Also, Pfizer makes a bespeak to annotation that countries have no correct to withhold payment to the visitor for any reason.

Apparently, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer's COVID-nineteen vaccines are not entitled to turn down them "based on service complaints," unless they exercise not conform to specifications or the FDA's Electric current Skilful Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is to a higher place any local law of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no fashion 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'due south COVID-xix vaccine must also admit two facts that have largely been brushed under the carpet: 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 constituent materials are beingness rapidly developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be studied after provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Agreement.

"Purchaser farther acknowledges that the long-term furnishings and efficacy of the Vaccine are not currently known and that at that place may be adverse furnishings of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is besides explicitly required by the contract, which states, under department viii.1:

"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 any of their corresponding Affiliates may straight or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and against any and all suits, claims, deportment, demands, losses, amercement, 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 go along the terms of the contract confidential for a period of 10 years.

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

"shall promptly presume carry and command of the defence force of such Indemnified Claims on behalf of the Indemnitee with counsel adequate to Indemnitee(south), whether or not the Indemnified Claim is rightfully brought."

Ehden notes:

"Pfizer is making certain the country will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred past the Indemnitee(s) in connection with whatsoever Indemnified Claim shall exist reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

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

In the U.Due south., vaccine makers already relish total indemnity confronting injuries occurring from this or whatever other pandemic vaccine nether the PREP Act. If you're injured past a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the deed), you'd take 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 Homo 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 compensation. As reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you can receive — even in cases of permanent inability or expiry — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd have to exhaust your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a 1-year statute of limitations, so you have to act quickly, which is also difficult since it'south unknown if long-term effects 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 behemothic wants governments to guarantee the visitor volition be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against information technology. Pfizer has also demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including banking concern reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, as collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-nineteen inoculation.

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

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

STAT News likewise referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer'southward demands were an corruption of power. Mark Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global health law at Keele Academy in England, told STAT:

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out equally much profit and minimize its hazard at every juncture with this vaccine development then this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. And then at that place's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved in that location."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative cloak-and-dagger vaccine deals across the globe. In June 2021, they signed i of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine government for 40 million doses .

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

In the U.Yard., as of July 15, 87.v% of the adult population had received ane dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.1% had received 2. Nevertheless, symptomatic cases amongst partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of xv,537 new infections a 24-hour interval existence detected, a 40% increment from the calendar week before.

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

Soon subsequently the report, 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 about transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are likewise appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-2 fasten poly peptide used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). Every bit y'all can see in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, even if the vaccine turns out to be a dismal failure — and a adventure 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-nineteen vaccines are, in fact, as safe and effective equally the manufacturers claim, why practice 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.