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Jun 8, 2021, 8 tweets

Tomorrow, the European Parliament will vote on their global vaccine strategy πŸ’‰πŸŒ

πŸ—£ Ahead of that, we thought we would share the 6 things to know about the #vaccine waiver and arguments for it.

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Fact #1Β 

Yes, we can ramp up manufacturing πŸ’ͺ

There are nearly 150 manufacturing facilities that could make #covid19 vaccines... IF we had an open system with distributed manufacturing, tech transfer & we waived intellectual property πŸ—£πŸ’‰

πŸ‘‰ keionline.org/covid-19-vacci…

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Fact #2

A licensing approach will not work 🚫

A 'fair licensing approach' sounds nice in theory, but the power still lies in the hands of #BigPharma.

They have already made their billions, how we step in to save the millions? πŸ‘©πŸ»πŸ‘¨πŸ½πŸ‘±πŸΏβ€β™€οΈ

πŸ‘‰ oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

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Fact #3

Stop focusing on export bans! 🚒

Of course, they do not help but it's not an excuse to stand in the way of sharing the vaccine recipe β€Ό

Getting rid of export bans fails to solve the inequitable distribution of existing #vaccines πŸ’‰

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#PeoplesVaccine

Fact #4

We can ensure qualityΒ πŸ’―

The @WHO reviews and assesses any and every producer who wants to make #covid19 vaccines to make sure they are safe πŸ’‰

So don't fall for this excuse when it comes to sharing the #vaccine recipe βœ…

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Fact #5

Europe is blocking the vaccine waiver πŸ“’

⏰ They say 'negotiations will take too long'... but instead of starting them, the EU blocks them πŸ€”

πŸ‘‰ oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

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Fact #6

Sharing the vaccine recipe is a crucial step to fight #Covid19 globally 🌍

At current rates, some people will be waiting over 50 years for their #vaccine πŸ‘‰ oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

This is a global emergency ‼️ One that warrants using all tools in the toolbox 🧰

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The call for a #TRIPswaiver is supported by:

βœ… over 100 countries
βœ… nearly 400 MEPs & MPs
βœ… 175 Nobel laureates & former Heads of State and Governments...

...and many many more including scientists, trade unions, NGOs & PEOPLE πŸ’ͺ

C'mon @Europarl_EN, join us πŸ˜€

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