Just another example of a cold contempt for the American people (the peasants) by idolatrous politicians and bureaucrats interested only in their own enrichment.
Likely true but I’m also thinking that any admission to harm would open a floodgate of litigation that would crush the status quo. Another possible explanation is that the 1980’s law giving vax companies shelter from lawsuits only applies in the US so they’re forced to pay through the nose overseas.