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Vaccine makers have nothing to drop off by marketing their empirical COVID-19 shots, even if they cause serious accidental injury and death, as they enjoy entire indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or any strange pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act as, passed in the U.S. in 2005.

The full extent of their COVID-19 vaccinum indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded secret, one that has remained highly confidential — til now. A leaked document broken depressed aside Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer's international COVID-19 vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, but fortuitously one country did not protect the contract text file well enough, so I managed to get a hold of a copy. As you are about to hear, on that point is a goodish understanding wherefore Pfizer was fighting to conceal the details of these contracts."

An ironclad understanding, completely on Pfizer's footing

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

The Albania agreement appears precise similar to some other contract, publicized online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. It covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, but any product that enhances the practice surgery effects of such vaccines. Countries that leverage Pfizer's COVID-19 shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's efforts to arise and fabricate the Product" are "subject to significant risks and uncertainties."

And in the case that a drug Oregon other treatment comes out that can preclude, treat operating theatre cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must put through with their order. Ivermectin , for instance, is not only safe, inexpensive and widely usable but has been ground to reduce COVID-19 mort ality by 81% . Yet, information technology continues to be ignored pro of more expensive, and less effective, treatments and mass experimental inoculation. Ehden wrote:

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

Smooth if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery period, the vendee may non scratch the grade. Further, Pfizer terminate make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their rescue agenda, "based connected principles to be ambitious by Pfizer," and the country buying the vaccines must "agree to whatever rescript."

Information technology doesn't substance if the vaccines are delivered severely recent, even out at a sharpen when they'Ra no yearner necessary, every bit information technology's made clear away that

"Under no luck will Pfizer be subject to Beaver State nonresistant for any late delivery penalties." American Samoa you might suspect, the contract likewise "forbids returns under whatever portion."

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

While COVID-19 vaccines are "free" to receive in the U.S., they're beingness stipendiary for by taxpayer dollars at a rate of $19.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per venereal disease, while the EU compensable $14.70 per shooting. Patc charging different prices to different purchases is vernacular in the dose industry, it's often frowned upon.

In the suit of the Mary Leontyne Pric disparity between the U.S. and the EU, Pfizer is said to get inclined a price gap to the EU because IT financially fostered the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. Even, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed away Pfizer, probably also Yisrael." Also, Pfizer makes a channelis to annotation that countries have no right 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 not titled to reject them "based happening military service complaints," unless they do not conform to specifications or the FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Exercise regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is above any local constabulary of the state."

While the buyer has virtually no style of canceling the contract, Pfizer can fire the agreement in the event of a "material rift" of any terminal figure in their contract.

Guard and efficaciousness 'not currently better-known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must also recognise two facts that deliver mostly been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According to segment 5.5 of the squeeze:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccinum, and their components and constituent materials are being rapidly industrial attributable the pinch circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will extend to be studied after provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser subordinate this Agreement.

"Emptor further acknowledges that the recollective-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are non currently known and that there may be inauspicious effects of the Vaccine that are non currently known."

Indemnification by the purchaser is also explicitly required by the contract, which states, subordinate section 8.1:

"Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Pfizer, BioNTech, each of their Affiliates, contractors, sub-contractors, licensors, licensees, grinder-licensees, distributors, sign manufacturers, services providers, nonsubjective trial researchers, third parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech surgery any of their various Affiliates may directly Beaver State indirectly owe an indemnity supported the research ...
"from and against any and all suits, claims, actions, demands, losses, amends, liabilities, settlements, penalties, fines, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, intelligent attorneys' fees and other expenses of an investigation or litigation ... arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the Vaccine ..."

Interim, the buyer moldiness too keep the price of the contract confidential for a period of 10 years.

Not only does Pfizer have total indemnification, but at that place's also a part in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defending team aside Emptor," which states that in the event Pfizer suffers losses for which IT is seeking amends, the purchaser

"shall promptly assume conduct and see of the refutation of such Indemnified Claims along behalf of the Indemnitee with counsel acceptable to Indemnitee(s), whether or not the Indemnified Lay 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 by the Indemnitee(s) in connection with any Indemnified Claim shall be reimbursed happening a quarterly basis past Purchaser.'"

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

In the U.S., vaccinum makers already enjoy fraught indemnity against injuries occurring from this or some other general vaccinum nether the Homework Act. If you'ray black-and-blue by a COVID vaccine (or a select group of other vaccines designated under the act as), you'd birth to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Harm Compensation Political platform (CICP), which is funded by U.S. taxpayers via Legislative appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

While exchangeable to the National Vaccine Hurt Compensation Program (NVICP), which applies to nonpandemic vaccines, the CICP is symmetrical less freehearted when it comes to compensation. As reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout you can take in — even in cases of unchangeable disablement or death — is $250,000 per person; however, you'd have to play out your private policy in front the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a indefinite-year legislative act of limitations, so you get to act quickly, which is too difficult since it's unknown if long-term personal effects could occur to a higher degree a year later.

Pfizer accused of abuse of office

As is apparent in Pfizer's secret cut with Republic of Albania, the drug behemoth wants governments to ensure the company will be compensated for whatever expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has also demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including bank militia, military bases and embassy buildings, as collateral for expected vaccine wound lawsuits resulting from its COVID-19 vaccination.

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

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its assets over the sea in favou of Pfizer."
  2. Non implement its domestic laws to the company.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine delivery delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all political unit financial obligation for side effects.

STAT News besides referred to concerns away effectual experts, World Health Organization also recommended Pfizer's demands were an ill-treat of power. German 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 development then this vaccinum rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. So on that point's very minimal risk for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, contrary personal effects rise

Pfizer continues to sign away lucrative secret vaccinum deals across the globe. In June 2021, they signed one of their biggest contracts to escort — with the Philippine government for 40 million doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "breakthrough cases," which in use to be called vaccine failures, are on the rise. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), equally of July 19, 5,914 people World Health Organization had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.K., as of July 15, 87.5% of the grown population had received cardinal drug of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.1% had accepted two. Yet, symptomatic cases among part and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of 15,537 new infections a day existence detected, a 40% increase from the week before.

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 expiry among masses who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more doubling from the 6,079 reports of expiry from the hebdomad before.

Soon later the report, however, they reverted the number to the 6,079 from the workweek in front, indicating by default that atomic number 102 deaths from the vaccine had occurred that calendar week, raising serious questions about transparency and vaccine safety.

Numerous other adverse events are as wel appearing, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-2 spike protein used in the vaccine to blood clots, reproductive toxicity and myocardial inflammation ( heart kindling ). As you john see in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, even if the vaccine turns out to Be a dismal failure — and a risk to short- and semipermanent health — countries have none recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

One enquiry that we should all personify interrogative is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in point of fact, as safety and effective as the manufacturers claim, why do they require this level of indemnification?

The views and opinions denotive in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Children's Wellness Defense.