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:

 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:

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:

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

 Sign the petition 

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


More information:

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

 
 

 

 


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