Big pharma is hell-bent on killing a plan that will make sure everyone has
access to a Covid vaccine, fast.

It’ll all come down to whether the US government caves to Big Pharma.
Let’s help them to back life-saving Covid cures for everyone instead:

[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 

   
John,

In just a few weeks, governments will vote on a game-changing plan that
would allow countries to make their own, cheaper versions of Covid
vaccines and treatments. This is our best chance to end the crushing
vaccine inequality we’re currently facing.

Big Pharma is doing everything it can to prevent its vaccine secrets being
shared, and are pulling out all the stops to kill it. The US is the key
vote -- and the new US trade chief just told them to back off. That could
be the opportunity we need.

Let’s show President Biden and the rest of the government that there’s
overwhelming public support for this life-saving plan:

[ [link removed] ]Tell the US government to back life-saving Covid cures for everyone not
just the rich!

Today 1 in 4 people in rich countries are vaccinated, but in lower income
countries only 1 in 500! And if this plan gets killed, millions won’t get
vaccinated until 2024. That means millions of people needlessly getting
sick or dying. And it increases the chances of a new, deadlier strain of
the virus emerging.

Big pharma’s army of lobbyists are going to try and strong-arm the US
government to block the plan and protect their profits. But we can drown
out their lobbyists with our voices.

And if the US backs this plan, other countries like the UK and France will
be under pressure to follow suit. This plan is our best chance of making
sure everyone can access a vaccine, not just those in countries rich
enough to afford it:

[ [link removed] ]Tell the US government we can’t put big pharma’s profits over the
chance to save millions of lives!



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Vicky and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]WTO chief lays out global action to increase vaccine access Reuters,
April 14th 2021
[ [link removed] ]WHO says more than 87% of the world’s Covid vaccine supply has gone to
higher-income countries CNBC, April 9th 2021
[ [link removed] ]Large majority of US voters support patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines,
Progressive International, April 15th 2021
[ [link removed] ]100 Nobel laureates urge Biden to make COVID-19 vaccines
patent-free The Hill, April 15th 2021

 

 

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