Oh this is lovely. If you think companies like Astra Zeneca are the #COVID19 ‘good guys’: here is their trade body telling the US Govt to bully any country which tries to put people ahead of corporate profit. (1/5) https://twitter.com/ThiruGeneva/status/1360075665903661057

They call on the US to use “all available tools and leverage” – including trade sanctions - to force countries to stop using their rights under international law to override patents on vital medicines. (2/5)

Even patent-supporting Britain isn’t good enough and makes the ‘watch list’ for daring to use NICE to ensure the NHS doesn’t pay whatever the market can bear for medicines. It wants the US to pressure the UK, including in trade talks, to erode the power of the NHS (3/5)

Personal favourite is their hysterical attack on countries for “Lack of transparency”. Guys, you’re one of the most secretive industries in the world. What you mean is that governments aren’t open or accountable enough to you and your demands for even greater profit (4/5)

This is the reality of Big Pharma. This is why we can’t trust them to solve #Covid19 fairly or effectively. #PeoplesVaccine Now. #NoCovidMonopolies. (5/5) https://www.phrma.org/-/media/Project/PhRMA/PhRMA-Org/PhRMA-Org/PDF/P-R/PhRMA_2021-Special-301_Review_Comment.pdf