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Vaccine makers have nothing to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, fifty-fifty 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) Human action, 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 downwardly past Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer's international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, but luckily i land did not protect the contract document well enough, and so I managed to get a hold of a copy. As you are about to see, there is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer's terms

The alleged 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 available on Treadreader, however.

The Albania understanding appears very like to another contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not simply COVID-19 vaccines, but any product 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 manufacture the Product" are "subject to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the event that a drug or other treatment comes out that can forbid, care for or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is non only condom, inexpensive and widely bachelor but has been institute to reduce COVID-nineteen mort ality by 81% . Even so, information technology continues to exist ignored in favor of more expensive, and less effective, treatments and mass experimental vaccination. Ehden wrote:

"If yous were wondering why #Ivermectin was suppressed, well, it is because the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does non allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will be found to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery menstruation, the purchaser may not abolish the society. Further, Pfizer tin can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their commitment schedule, "based on principles to be adamant by Pfizer," and the land ownership the vaccines must "agree to any revision."

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

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

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

While COVID-19 vaccines are "gratis" to receive in the U.S., they're being paid for by taxpayer dollars at a rate of $xix.5011 per dose. Republic of albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the Eu paid $fourteen.70 per shot. While charging different prices to dissimilar purchases is common in the drug industry, it'south often frowned upon.

In the case of the cost disparity between the U.S. and the European union, Pfizer is said to accept given a price intermission to the Eu because it financially supported the evolution of their COVID-nineteen vaccine. Notwithstanding, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably besides Israel." As well, Pfizer makes a point to note that countries take no correct to withhold payment to the visitor for any reason.

Apparently, this includes in the case of receiving damaged appurtenances. Purchasers of Pfizer's COVID-nineteen vaccines are non entitled to refuse them "based on service complaints," unless they do not adjust to specifications or the FDA'south Current Good Manufacturing Exercise regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above any local law of the state."

While the purchaser has virtually no mode of canceling the contract, Pfizer can cease the agreement in the event of a "material alienation" of any term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'non currently known'

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

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are existence chop-chop adult due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will proceed to exist studied later provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser nether this Agreement.

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

Indemnification by the purchaser is also explicitly required by the contract, which states, nether section viii.ane:

"Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and agree 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 respective Affiliates may directly 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 proceed the terms of the contract confidential for a period of ten years.

Not simply does Pfizer take total indemnification, but in that location's also a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defence force by Purchaser," which states that in the consequence Pfizer suffers losses for which information technology 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 acceptable to Indemnitee(southward), whether or not the Indemnified Claim is rightfully brought."

Ehden notes:

"Pfizer is making sure the state will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(s) in connection with any Indemnified Merits shall be reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

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

In the U.S., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or whatever other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If yous're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the human activity), yous'd accept to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which is funded past U.Due south. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Wellness and Human Services (DHHS).

While like to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP), which applies to nonpandemic vaccines, the CICP is fifty-fifty less generous when it comes to bounty. Every bit reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you tin receive — even in cases of permanent disability or death — is $250,000 per person; however, yous'd have to frazzle your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP as well has a one-year statute of limitations, then you take to act chop-chop, which is too difficult since it'south unknown if long-term effects could occur more a year afterwards.

Pfizer defendant of abuse of ability

As is credible in Pfizer's confidential contract with Albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company will be compensated for any expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has also demanded that countries put upwards sovereign avails , including banking company reserves, military bases and embassy buildings, every bit 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'southward 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 visitor.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine commitment delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all civil liability for side effects.

STAT News also referred to concerns past legal experts, who likewise suggested Pfizer'southward demands were an abuse of ability. Mark Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global wellness police force at Keele University in England, told STAT:

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

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, agin effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative cloak-and-dagger vaccine deals across the globe. In June 2021, they signed one of their biggest contracts to engagement — with the Philippine regime for 40 one thousand thousand doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "breakthrough cases," which used to be chosen vaccine failures, are on the ascension. Co-ordinate 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-19 were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.K., equally of July 15, 87.5% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-xix vaccine and 67.ane% had received 2. Yet, symptomatic cases among 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 week before.

In a July 19 written report from the CDC, the agency too reported that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Arrangement (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of death among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more doubling from the half-dozen,079 reports of expiry from the week before.

Soon after the written report, still, 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 about transparency and vaccine rubber.

Many other adverse events are also appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-2 spike poly peptide used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). Every bit you lot tin run across in the confidential indemnification agreements, still, even if the vaccine turns out to be a dismal failure — and a chance to brusk- and long-term health — countries take no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

Ane question that we should all be request is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, as safe and effective as the manufacturers merits, why do they crave this level of indemnification?

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and exercise non necessarily reflect the views of Children's Health Defense force.