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NOW Magazine Big Pharma putting profits ahead of global health in COVID fight Plus, Doug Ford s middle finger to Ontario, corporate media s climate cop-out, and the glow comes off Toronto Blooms in reader mail this week By NOW Staff Pharmaceutical companies not sharing vaccine know-how Back in my native country, Ethiopia, COVID-19 is wreaking havoc. Because Ethiopia is a low-income country that cannot afford to procure vaccines independently, millions of people at risk will not receive a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 for years to come. This should concern us all because our only way to end the global pandemic, including here in Canada, is to make sure that vaccines reach everyone, everywhere. ....
April 28 a day to remember fallen workers Your Feedback yes By Letter to the Editor on April 24, 2021. Editor: Back in my native country, Ethiopia, COVID-19 is wreaking absolute havoc; because Ethiopia is a low-income country that cannot afford to procure vaccines independently, millions, including people at risk, will not receive a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 for years to come. This should concern us all because our only way to end the global pandemic, including here in Canada, is to make sure that vaccines reach everyone, everywhere. What is appalling is that many low-and-middle-income countries, including in Africa, already do have manufacturing capacity to start producing their own vaccines and save precious lives but can only do so if intellectual property rights are waived. ....