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Today @WTO members are discussing a waiver for intellectual property rules for a COVID vaccine.
80 experts & activists called on members to support incl @SharanBurrow @Jayati1609 @IsabelOrtizUN @chilledasad100 @uchidashoko @KevinPGallagher @NeilColemanSA
https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2020/11/18/open-letter-to-trips-council-members/
80 experts & activists called on members to support incl @SharanBurrow @Jayati1609 @IsabelOrtizUN @chilledasad100 @uchidashoko @KevinPGallagher @NeilColemanSA
https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2020/11/18/open-letter-to-trips-council-members/
A waiver allows faster + cheaper manufacture & distribution of the vaccine across the world.
But also means undermining pharma monopolies that wealthy countries have benefitted most from.
But also means undermining pharma monopolies that wealthy countries have benefitted most from.
These same wealthy countries are blocking the waiver.
These same wealthy countries have hoovered up most of the first batches of advanced vaccine candidates, undermining access for poorer countries - as described by @Jayati1609 https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/pfizer-vaccine-doses-claimed-by-rich-countries-weakens-covax-by-jayati-ghosh-2020-11?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=page-posts-november20&utm_post-type=link&utm_format=16:9&utm_creative=quote-card&utm_post-date=2020-11-16
These same wealthy countries have hoovered up most of the first batches of advanced vaccine candidates, undermining access for poorer countries - as described by @Jayati1609 https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/pfizer-vaccine-doses-claimed-by-rich-countries-weakens-covax-by-jayati-ghosh-2020-11?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=page-posts-november20&utm_post-type=link&utm_format=16:9&utm_creative=quote-card&utm_post-date=2020-11-16
Global pandemics are not the time to protect patent profits. We need a @peoplesvaccine as a global public good.
As @hidschow explains, this is justified considering the £billions of *public money* that has went into the vaccine https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/11/the-covid-vaccine-for-rich-countries-only
As @hidschow explains, this is justified considering the £billions of *public money* that has went into the vaccine https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/11/the-covid-vaccine-for-rich-countries-only
