This means that if a person has side effects by applying the vaccine of these companies, then he will not be able to sue them in India.
According to reports, Pfizer and Moderna have placed endemnity conditions for exporting their vaccines to India.
In this case, the central government said on Friday that no decision has been taken yet on giving ‘legal protection from damages’ to any foreign or Indian vaccine manufacturer.
India, which has announced to vaccinate its entire adult population by the end of December this year, is currently facing a huge vaccine shortage. To achieve this goal, India will have to vaccinate an average of 86 lakh people daily.
In these circumstances, the Indian government has approved the vaccine of Pfizer and Moderna for emergency use. However, the vaccine of both the companies has not yet reached India.
How many doses Pfizer will give to India, this information has not been made public yet. If all goes well between the Indian government and Pfizer, then Pfizer can export the vaccine to India between July and October.
What is in the endowment clause of the contract between the Government of India and Pfizer, it is not yet public. A Pfizer official told Hindustan Times that “Pfizer is in talks with the Indian government to make its vaccine available in India. Since the talks are still going on, we cannot give more details about this.”
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What is endemnity clause?
Endemnity simply means protection from loss, that is, if a company has endemnity for any of its products, then it cannot be sued for any loss due to it.
If the indemnity clause is also included in the legal contract between two parties, it means that the protected party will not compensate for any loss caused to any third party.
On the other hand, Dr Paul said on Friday, “In principle, the expectation of foreign vaccine manufacturers is that they should be given ‘legal protection from indemnity from damages’. They argue that this legal protection is being given to them all over the world. “
