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Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here.

Bill Gates, Big Pharma block vaccines to the Global South By Jim McMahan posted on July 28, 2021 July 14 protest outside Pfizer headquarters, New York. The COVID-19 death rate continues to be high worldwide, especially as the virus ravages the developing world. A recent study reveals India’s death toll could be 3.4 to 4.7 million people, with the official death toll of 414,000 being a vast undercount. (Center for Global Development) The lack of access to lifesaving vaccines, from Latin Amer...

European duplicity undermines anti-pandemic efforts Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) Despite facing the world’s worst pandemic of the last century, rich countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) have blocked efforts to enable more affordable access to the means to fight the pandemic. Everyone knows access for all to the means for testing, treatment and prevention – including diagnostic tests, therapeutic medicines, personal protective equipment and vaccines – is crucia...

SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 20 2021 (IPS) - Despite facing the world’s worst pandemic of the last century, rich countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) have blocked efforts to enable more affordable access to the means to fight the pandemic. Everyone knows access for all to the means for testing, treatment and prevention – including diagnostic tests, therapeutic medicines, personal protective equipment and vaccines – is crucial. Anis Chowdhury European deceit In October 2020, So...

Vaccine profits have minted new pandemic billionaires. Only 0.3% of vaccine doses have been given in low-income countries. That's wrong.

The self-interest of G7 countries is the biggest obstacle to ending the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of campaigning organizations said today. Ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit, the People’s Vaccine Alliance warned that G7 promises to vaccinate the ...

Despite the extraordinarily speedy production of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, swift action has not followed to aid equal access across all countries and regions | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online | Government and Public Sector Tourism News

With countries and companies showing interest in making mRNA vaccines, the World Health Organisation said its was conducting a “technical review” and will soon engage in discussions for implementatio

G7 support for pharma monopolies is putting millions of lives at risk

UN human rights experts call for equal access of Covid-19 vaccines in global south Photo: Reuters/File Star Digital Report Star Digital Report UN human rights experts today called on leaders of the worlds largest economies to make sure people in the Global South get equal access to Covid-19 vaccines and not to allow the profit motive to undermine global health and equity. "Everyone has a right to have access to a vaccine for COVID-19 that is safe, effective, timely and based on the applicatio...