Campaigners have said it is “deeply alarming” that South Africa is reportedly being charged nearly 2.5 times the price paid by most European countries for Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, claiming such inequality is now a core obstacle to controlling coronavirus.[1] South Africa’s government is struggling to buy vaccines as cases soar in the country. Most vaccines […]
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Most of Pfizer’s vaccine already promised to richest, campaigners warn
November 11, 2020 – The vast majority of US pharma giant Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine has already been bought by the richest governments in the world, Global Justice Now warns today. Over 1 billion doses have already been sold to rich governments, 82% of the 1.35 billion doses Pfizer says it has the capacity to produce […]
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Suspend Patents on Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Say Campaigners
WASHINGTON, November 9, 2020 – Reacting to reports that early phase 3 trials of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine have been 90% successful, Heidi Chow, pharmaceuticals campaigner at Global Justice Now said: “It’s positive news that Pfizer may have found an effective Covid-19 vaccine, but right now it will only be for the few. We need governments to […]
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Heidi Chow: Coronavirus funding pledges must require vaccine to be patent-free
May 4, 2020 – Reacting to reports that today’s Coronavirus Global Response Summit has raised the majority of its €7.5 billion target for the research and development of Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, Heidi Chow of Global Justice Now said: We welcome the funding that has been pledged today and the commitment of the hosts to make […]
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U.S. and UK Unions and Public Interest Groups Demand a Trade Deal that Puts People and the Planet First
May 4, 2020 – With most of the world focused on stopping the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump and Johnson administrations are moving forward this week with US-UK trade negotiations that civil society groups in both countries worry could privilege corporate profits at the expense of the environment, consumer safety, public health and worker rights. Today […]