A People’s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines

Source: A People’s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines—New Book from Economy for All Fellow Alexander Zaitchik – Independent Media Institute

Patent waivers

What is needed today is a clear, unambiguous #TRIPSwaiver.

Rich nations have an opportunity to do the right thing at @wto negotiations.

I implore them to put people ahead of profits.

w/@JosephEStiglitz @_HassanF @PSIglobalunion @SABCNews @PeoplesVaccine https://t.co/JBT1L15WJf
— Winnie Byanyima (@Winnie_Byanyima) June 3, 2022

World Leaders Must Commit to End Covid-19 Patents: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus

Decrying the “brutally unequal global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines,” Yunus wrote that “there is still time for world leaders to say never again.”

Source: World Leaders Must Commit to End Covid-19 Patents: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus

Rejecting TRIPS waiver

BREAKING: The Government of Mexico @GobiernoMX publicly rejects the US-EU "compromise" TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, instead backing India and South Africa’s comprehensive proposal in a statement from the #UnionforVaccineInternationalism. https://t.co/0gWyxZygMv
— Progressive International (@ProgIntl) March 28, 2022

Florida pediatricians slam Ron DeSantis’ ‘irresponsible’ surgeon general for opposing COVID vaccines for kids –

Source: Florida pediatricians slam Ron DeSantis’ ‘irresponsible’ surgeon general for opposing COVID vaccines for kids – Alternet.org

Big Pharma: thwarting pan-African vaccines

BREAKING: BIG PHARMA CAUGHT TRYING TO THWART @WHO & PAN-AFRICAN EFFORTS TO MAKE COVID-19 VACCINES@BioNTech-hired consultancy kENUP called for termination of WHO-backed MRNA hub whilst promoting BioNTech’s ‘paternalistic and unworkable’ proposal.

This is #VaccineApartheid pic.twitter.com/EJOHiavDPy
— The People's Vaccine (@peoplesvaccine) February 10, 2022

Vaccine apartheid

This is what the vaccine apartheid looks like. pic.twitter.com/9NpOw5DY53
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) December 3, 2021

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