BioNTech is battling hundreds of lawsuits filed by two law firms in Germany for health problems allegedly caused by the coronavirus vaccine. The company, founded by Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin, will give an account in a German court for the first time on Monday with a lawsuit filed on behalf of a middle-aged healthcare worker. The plaintiff says that he experienced symptoms such as heart rhythm disorder and brain fog after the vaccine, and that he claimed 150 thousand euros for compensation.
This case is just one of hundreds of cases followed by two law firms seeking damages of up to 1 million euros. The most well-known of the firms, Düsseldorf-based Rogert & Ulbrich, is led by transport and shipping law expert Tobias Ulbrich, who has made a splash against vaccine manufacturers on social media. The other firm is Mainz-based Cäsar-Preller. Previously, these companies had made the German automaker Volkswagen pay compensation to consumers due to the diesel emission scandal.
BioNTech is confident that the vaccine they produce is harmless.
The vast majority of lawsuits are filed against BioNTech, as the vaccine produced by BioNTech in collaboration with Pfizer accounts for nearly two-thirds of the 224 million doses administered in Germany. BioNTech faces the largest compensation case worldwide since rising to fame during the pandemic
It would not be wrong to say that the Ulbrich, which we have just mentioned, is a bit interesting. He claimed that Bill Gates wanted to reduce Germany’s population to 27 million with a vaccine. Of course, this was denied by the Gates Foundation. Following his other eventful allegations, Ulbrich told the Financial Times that German media reports portraying him as a conspiracy theorist show that pharmaceutical companies are intimidated.
The BioNTech side stated that they are sure that the lawsuits will be rejected, and that they do not allocate any budget to cover possible compensation claims, they already deny the claims. In addition to all these, BioNTech is protected by the laws of the European Union.
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