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Europe

Pfizer sues Poland for breach of contract

The criticized covid vaccinations

Published 30 November 2023
– By Editorial Staff
The legal dispute between Pfizer and Poland will be settled in Brussels.
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Pfizer is suing Poland over 60 million doses of covid-19 vaccine that the country has not yet paid for. The decision, according to the pharmaceutical company, was made “following a prolonged contractual breach”.

It was in 2021 that the European Commission made a deal with Pfizer for 1.8 billion doses of covid-19 vaccine. The agreement, which was the largest vaccine contract ever made by the EU, was based on secret text message conversations between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. In a report from the European Court of Auditors last year, questions were raised about why the European Commission refused to disclose the chairman’s text messages with the CEO. However, the text message conversations had been deleted and could not be handed over, something that the Court of Auditors expressed dissatisfaction with at the time.

In April 2022, Adam Niedzielski, who was then Poland’s health minister, announced that the country had stopped receiving deliveries of covid-19 vaccine. The decision was based on a force majeure clause in the contract, referring, among other things, to the financial strains caused by the influx of refugees from the war in Ukraine and the subsequent economic disruptions. The health minister added that the need for covid-19 vaccines in Poland had significantly decreased as the situation in the country had greatly improved.

Settled in Belgium

Now Pfizer, along with BioNTech, is suing Poland over the 60 million doses that the country has not yet paid for, reports Politico. The decision was made “following a prolonged contractual breach, and a period of discussions in good faith between the parties”.

– Pfizer and BioNTech are seeking to hold Poland to its commitments for covid-19 vaccine orders placed by the Polish Government, as part of their contract to supply the European Union signed in May 2021, a spokesperson for the news site said.

The pharmaceutical company has opened a civil case against Poland in a court in Brussels, as the agreement was signed in Belgium and thus falls under Belgian law. Poland’s current health minister, Katarzyna Sójka, believes it is a difficult case, but that there is a chance to end the dispute “in a positive way.”

The first hearing is reportedly scheduled to take place on December 6.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/norway/lise-i-followed-the-authorities-advice-it-cost-me-two-years-of-my-life/

Norway

Lise: “I followed the authorities’ advice – it cost me two years of my life”

The criticized covid vaccinations

Published yesterday 18:06
– By Editorial Staff
The COVID-19 vaccine made Lise Sørensen's life hell - and she was met with scornful looks and questioning.
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When Norway shut down under coronavirus restrictions, journalist Lise Sørensen did what most people do – she followed the authorities’ advice and took the recommended injections. Already after the second dose, her health started to falter and the road to hell was clear. When she asked questions about the vaccine, she was met with scornful looks.

During COVID, people were strongly encouraged to inject the vaccine recommended by the authorities. The encouragement was more of an indirect coercion where threats of exclusion in society were constantly lurking. In Norway, podcast host Ole Asbjørn Ness felt that anyone who didn’t take the vaccine should be taxed NOK 50,000 (€4,400).

“I would rather be 50,000 kroner poorer than have two years of my life ruined by the covid vaccine”, writes Lise Sørensen in an opinion piece in the newspaper Document.

Sørensen was 24 years old when the first vaccine arrived and she took it like most other Norwegians. The first dose with Pfizer went off without a hitch, but when she took the second dose with Moderna, things went downhill fast.

“It started immediately. I fainted, got nauseous and had to lie in the waiting room for a long time before I could go home. Hours later, it really started. My fever rose above 40 degrees, my body burned internally and I screamed in pain: ‘This is what it feels like to die'”.

The medical staff told her to just wait and see. The fever broke, but came back and after a week she saw a doctor. The 24-year-old was diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus, known as glandular fever, which she had contracted as a child. The theory is that this disease only affects people once in their lives.

“But now it was back – because the vaccine had upset the body’s natural balance. I was not alone in paying the price – I also infected my then partner”.

Two years disappeared

For the next two years, Sørensen was ill, which meant her studies were delayed and her keen interest in running took a hit. When she asked questions about the vaccine, she was met with scornful looks.

“The vaccine was ‘perfectly safe’ and side effects were considered rare isolated incidents. Every time I said I was sick, I got the same look: ‘Oh yes, you’re one of them, right’. There was no room for those who had experienced something different”.

Sørensen points out that the questions she asked back then should have been part of a natural and open dialog, but instead they were labeled as dangerous. As then, and even now, a fixed narrative is followed in society. History has shown us how dangerous it is when critical questions are suppressed, she says.

“This is no longer just about the pandemic or vaccines. It’s about a pattern where those in power control the narrative and marginalize dissent to secure their position. If we don’t ask questions now, it may soon be too late”, she writes and continues:

“Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of an open society. Without it, we lose the ability to challenge power, and without it, what are we left with? Then it is only a matter of time before we live in an authoritarian society”.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/epidemiologist-eight-us-states-may-ban-covid-vaccine/

World

Epidemiologist: Eight US states may ban COVID vaccine

The criticized covid vaccinations

Published 13 February 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Nicolas Hulscher, epidemiologist at the McCullough Foundation.
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Legislative initiatives to ban COVID-19 vaccines are underway in at least eight US states, according to epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher.

He believes that all the bills and efforts are finally reaching a point where the federal government also feels the need to act.

In the US, many citizens are forced to take the shots in order not to lose their jobs or risk being excluded from society. Since the implementation of mRNA injections, it has come to light that a large number of people in the US and other countries have suffered various suspected side effects from them. In the UK, for example, thousands of people have applied for compensation for side effects related to injuries.

As of February 6, bills and resolutions are being considered at various levels of government in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Texas, Iowa, Tennessee, South Carolina and Florida.

– In the past few years, there have been multiple initiatives, multiple bills, multiple committee hearings, and all of this stuff is actively, and has in the past few years, been drafted up, Hulscher said in an interview with Vigilant News, continuing:

– It’s being considered now by eight states … at various levels of government, including county level and at the state level.

In Idaho, for example, Senator Brandon Shippy has introduced a bill to ban COVID-19 vaccines for the next 10 years. In Washington, 98% of the population has taken the “COVID vaccine” and it is a “very blue state”. Nevertheless, there is currently an initiative at the county level.

“The government must respond”

Hulscher is an epidemiologist at the McCullough Foundation, which also recently published a study on evidence of the risks of the mRNa vaccine.

“More than 81,000 physicians, scientists, researchers, and concerned citizens, 240 elected government officials, 17 professional public health and physician organizations, 2 State Republican Parties, 17 Republican Party County Committees, and 6 scientific studies from across the world have called for the market withdrawal of COVID-19 vaccines”, states the study, which was published in January in Science, Public Health Policy, and the Law,

According to Hulscher, the foundation will be actively involved in at least three of these efforts to ban mRNA injections, though which three he does not name.

– I think these bills eventually, and all these initiatives … will end up reaching a critical mass. And what that means is it’ll reach a certain point to where the federal government will have to respond.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/fired-vaccine-refusers-welcomed-back-into-the-us-army/

World

Fired vaccine refusers welcomed back into the US Army

Donald Trump's USA

Published 28 January 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Thousands of US military personnel were forced to leave because they did not want to take the shot.
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Thousands of soldiers were forced to leave the US military because they refused to be injected with the experimental mRNA vaccine during the coronavirus crisis – but now they are being welcomed back.

– We will restore them to their former rank with full pay, Donald Trump promises.

At least 8,200 soldiers were forced to leave the army under the Biden administration in 2021 after refusing to comply with orders to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As early as 2023, notices were sent out to those affected that there were some opportunities to return, but so far only 113 people have chosen to take up that offer.

To be eligible for re-enlistment, soldiers must meet all the requirements for military service, such as weight, physical fitness and medical standards. However, those with a criminal record or other disqualifying factors may be denied, and even officers need to go through a simple reenlistment process.

Donald Trump, during a speech at his Trump National Doral Miami, promised to reinstate all soldiers who were fired because of the vaccine requirement.

– We will offer full reinstatement to any service member who was expelled from the armed forces due to the COVID vaccine mandate, and we will restore them to their former rank with full pay.

Will receive redress

The offer also applies to those who voluntarily left the military to avoid the vaccine requirement, provided they sign an affidavit to that effect. Although the offer is not expected to lead to a large wave of returns, it may increase costs for the military as retroactive pay will have to be paid.

According to data from the various branches of the armed forces, 3,748 marines were discharged, of which 25 have returned. Out of 1,903 dismissed soldiers in the army, 73 have chosen to be reinstated, while 1,878 sailors and 671 air force personnel were dismissed, of which only two and 13 respectively have returned.

– Tens of thousands of service members were kicked out because of an experimental vaccine. They will be apologized to. They will be reinstated, reinstituted with pay and rank, the new US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has previously promised.

Clearing out DEI initiatives

Trump also issued a broad order to eliminate all programs and initiatives related to so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard, which is governed by the Department of Homeland Security.

The order aims to remove “all vestiges” of such initiatives that seek to “promote a race-based preferences system that subverts meritocracy, perpetuates unconstitutional discrimination, and promotes divisive concepts or gender ideology”.

It prohibits the departments from promoting or adhering to “un-American” theories that suggest the US founding documents are racist or sexist, that discuss gender ideology, and that promote “divisive concepts” such as “race or sex stereotyping”.

Under the order, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security must issue guidance to implement the presidential order within 30 days.

Editorial Staff
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https://nordictimes.com/tech/zuckerberg-biden-administration-forced-us-to-censor-vaccine-criticism/

Tech

Zuckerberg: Biden administration forced us to censor vaccine criticism

Internet censorship

Published 11 January 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Mark Zuckerberg says it was Biden's team that forced Facebook to censor vaccine criticism.
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In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it was the Biden administration that forced the company’s platforms to censor posts criticizing the experimental COVID-19 vaccines.

The conversation covered several topics, but one that stood out was when Zuckerberg talked about government censorship and how the outgoing administration forced the tech company to weed out uncomfortable opinions – even if they were completely true.

– This hit the most extreme. I’d say it was during the Biden Administration when they were trying to roll out the vaccine programme. Now I’m generally pretty pro rolling out vaccines, I think on balance the vaccines are more positive than negative but I think that while they’re trying to push that program they also tried to censor anyone who was arguing against it.

– They pushed us super hard to take down things that were honestly true. I mean, they basically pushed us and said, ‘You know anything that says that vaccines might have side effects, you need to take down’ , the billionaire explained in the interview, claiming he opposed this demand.

According to Zuckerberg, representatives of the Biden administration contacted him personally and demanded that posts highlighting the side effects of the mRNA vaccine be deleted.

“That’s ridiculous“

Referring to the investigation, and the committee set up to look into the Biden administration’s censorship, Mark Zuckerberg went on to say that government representatives called and yelled at Meta’s team, demanding that various posts, even of a humorous nature, be deleted immediately.

– It just got to this point where we were like, no, we’re not gonna take down true things. That’s ridiculous… We’re not going to take down humor and satire.

According to Zuckerberg, his alleged refusal to comply with the Biden administration’s censorship demands also led the government to begin attacking his company through various pronouncements and government investigations.

– It was brutal, he claims.

With the departure of the Biden administration and the arrival of the Trump administration, the Facebook founder says it is high time to “restore freedom of expression” on platforms that were previously subject to widespread and arbitrary censorship, and where dissent was often effectively banned.

– We will go back to our roots, they say.

“Criminal censorship”

Not everyone finds Zuckerberg’s claims particularly credible, however. For example, author David Icke, an early critic of mass vaccination programs, points out that he was censored and suspended from Facebook back in 2020 when Donald Trump was president.

“They are all at it – letting Zuckerberg’s criminal censorship be whitewashed to bring him into the MAGA fold while Biden takes the blame”, he writes.

Editorial Staff
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