WION Gravitas,
a popular prime-time show in India that brings viewers news and discussions on
concurrent issues and across the globe, exposed in a recent episode how Pfizer
bullies and blackmails countries for shots and took a hard line in the push for
profit.
A non-profit organization called Public
Citizen obtained a confidential unredacted Pfizer contract of some of its negotiations.
The contracts show how Pfizer can stop countries from speaking about its
contracts, block vaccine donations, unilaterally change delivery schedules and
demand public assets as collateral.
“The contracts offer a rare glimpse
into the power one pharmaceutical corporation has gained to silence
governments, throttle supply, shift risk and maximize profits in the worst
public health crisis in a century,” Public Citizen reported.
The table below is an example of the
countries where Pfizer has contracts.
Gravitas’ anchor, Palki Sharma Upadhyay
said that desperate countries are being forced to make humiliating concessions
to Pfizer. They found out some serious revelations. Below are the 6 key points
on the Pfizer contracts that were revealed.
1. Pfizer Reserves the Right to Silence
Governments – Pfizer is silencing the governments through its contracts.
It has forced countries not to talk about the deals they strike for shots.
2. Pfizer Controls Distribution of Shots – Pfizer controls the donations
of the shots, not the country that buys them. Pfizer will decide where the
shots go.
3. Pfizer Secured an “IP Waiver” for
Itself – If Pfizer is
accused of intellectual property theft, governments will pay not the company.
4. Private Arbitrators, not Public Courts,
Decide Disputes in Secret – If there are disputes, private arbitrators and not public
courts will decide on them
5. Pfizer Can Go After State Assets – Pfizer can go after state
assets to secure its compensation.
6. Pfizer Calls the Shots on Key Decisions – Pfizer decides delivery
timeline and more.
You can read the in-depth analysis on
each bullet on the Public Citizen website or download
the full report here.
The video from the WION channel has now garnered 36 thousand likes and almost 7 thousand comments on Youtube. Surprisingly, Youtube has not deleted the video yet or banned their channel.
