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Global call for affordable Covid-19 vaccine: WTO
GENEVA, Switzerland, 4 hours, 19 minutes ago A petition signed by over 2.7 million people from around the world calling for universal access to affordable Covid-19 vaccines was recently received by the World Trade Organization (WTO). It was delivered by Avaaz, an online activist network, and the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a coalition of organizations. The petition brings together the work of more than 40 organizations worldwide, including the Online Progressive Engagement Network (OPEN), Public Citizen, Frontline AIDS, Amnesty International, Oxfam, SumOfUs and the European Citizens’ Initiative for No Profit on Pandemic. The handover took place the day before a meeting of the Council for Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), where WTO members continue discussions on a revised proposal to waive certain obligations in the TRIPS Agreement in relation to the prevention, containment or treatment of Covid
WTO: Over 2.7 Million Call for Affordable COVID19 Vaccine Published June 9th, 2021 - 06:30 GMT
The original version of the petition, signed by over 900,000 individuals, was delivered to the WTO on 9 December 2020. (Shutterstock)
A petition signed by over 2.7 million people from around the world calling for universal access to affordable Covid-19 vaccines was recently received by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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It was delivered by Avaaz, an online activist network, and the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a coalition of organizations. The petition brings together the work of more than 40 organizations worldwide, including the Online Progressive Engagement Network (OPEN), Public Citizen, Frontline AIDS, Amnesty International, Oxfam, SumOfUs and the European Citizens’ Initiative for No Profit on Pandemic.