PRESSURE is growing for the British government and pharmaceutical companies across the globe to end the “vaccine apartheid” of restrictive patents, which deny supplies to poorer countries.
One year on from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, fresh campaigns have been launched to unlock vaccines for low and middle-income countries and accelerate the end of global restrictions.
Amnesty International is launching its “A Fair Shot” campaign today, urging politicians and pharmaceuticals giants, such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna, to share knowledge and technology to maximise the number of doses of vaccines available worldwide.
The group is calling on governments to avoid “vaccine nationalism” and work together so those most at risk of Covid-19 can access life-saving preventative treatment immediately.
Campaigners beam ‘drop the patents’ onto pharma lobby HQ on eve of pandemic anniversary
Date: 11 March 2021
‘Drop the patents. End vaccine apartheid’ beamed onto UK pharma lobby head office as figures including Bernie Sanders and Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela’s widow, demand fairer access to vaccines
Head of UNAIDs compares pharma’s covid-response to AIDs crisis
UK risks complicity in “historic failure” that could cost countless more lives if it fails to act, campaigners warn
Pharmaceutical companies are under fresh pressure to unlock vaccines for low and middle income countries, as the world marks one year from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published: Mar 09, 2021
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Chancellor pledges an extra £1.65bn for UK’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out
4th March 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled the government’s spending plans for 2021, with much focus given to boosting the economy as COVID-19 restrictions are expected to ease later in the year.
Under the plans, the government has promised a boost to funding for the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out, with an extra £1.65bn cash injection allocated for the nationwide programme.
A further £28m increase has also been announced for the UK’s capacity for vaccine testing and an additional £5m investment in clinical-scale mRNA manufacturing to create vaccines that will work against COVID-19 variants.