Pharma giants Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and Pfizer are signaling
they’ll charge through the roof for a covid-19 vaccine, leaving millions
priced out.
Tell these powerful companies to share their covid-19 knowledge so we can
make life-saving treatment affordable for everyone!
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
John,
Humanity is desperate for a covid-19 vaccine. But Big Pharma will hold it
to ransom when they find one - and turn the pandemic into their
biggest-ever money spinner. Execs are already signaling that they’ll
charge through the roof for a vaccine, which could leave millions priced
out!
It doesn’t need to be this way. Costa Rica’s government has created a
knowledge pool where countries can share information, and together find an
affordable treatment.
But after getting billions in public funding, powerful pharmaceutical
companies are hoarding the information we need. So we need to demand that
they join the knowledge pool and share what they’ve discovered. Let’s up
the pressure with millions of people around the world calling to make a
people’s vaccine a reality!
[ [link removed] ]Tell Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Merck to put public
health before private profit and join the patent pool now!
This is a vulnerable moment for Big Pharma execs. Do they really want to
be seen profiteering as people die?
For decades, under the guise of patent laws, these companies have raked in
billions in profit - selling treatments for whatever price they want by
preventing others from making cheaper versions.
But Costa Rica’s plan could create a giant repository of knowledge in the
fight against covid-19 that would be freely accessible to all countries of
the World Health Organization -- and keep lifesaving treatment accessible
for everyone. If we can get companies to join it.
Let’s make sure these pharma giants don’t use the biggest public health
crisis of our lifetimes as a business opportunity, but instead answer this
crisis with a collective response that will save millions of lives!
[ [link removed] ]Add your voice and demand a people’s vaccine - belonging to no-one and
free for everyone!
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
Thanks for all that you do,
Vicky and the team at SumOfUs
More information:
[ [link removed] ]We'll find a treatment for coronavirus - but drug companies will decide
who gets it Guardian, April 15th 2020
[ [link removed] ]Prices for Covid-19 vaccines start to come into focus, NPR, August 6th
2020
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