@Kieranpharkin today in @IrishTimes highlighting how vaccination roll out is hampered by limited vaccine supplies- a solution is for pharma to share IP and know-how with @WHO #CTAP enabling other manufacturers to produce vaccines https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/vaccination-programme-1.4456621 @AccessToMedsIRL
Our position paper on #CTAP argues that pharma and governmental support for CTAP would deliver greater & faster supplies of vaccines both nationally and globally, and ultimately bring an end to the pandemic as soon as possible #COVID19Vaccine https://www.accesstomedicines.ie/news/2020/12/13/4390pygv5880kn7wv2yqae7q9bcfn
#CTAP would also help address vast inequalities in vaccine allocations as 9 in 10 people in many lower income countries not expected to obtain vaccination in 2021 under current model @AccessToMedsIRL https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/campaigners-warn-9-out-10-people-poor-countries-are-set-miss-out-covid-19-vaccine