Thread by @OxfamEU

Tomorrow, the European Parliament will vote on their global vaccine strategy 💉🌍

🗣 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 #1 

Yes, we can ramp up manufacturing 💪

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 🗣💉

👉 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? 👩🏻👨🏽👱🏿‍♀️

👉 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 ‼

Getting rid of export bans fails to solve the inequitable distribution of existing #vaccines 💉

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#PeoplesVaccine

Fact #4

We can ensure quality 💯

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

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

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Fact #5

Europe is blocking the vaccine waiver 📢

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

👉 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 👉 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:

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

...and many many more including scientists, trade unions, NGOs & PEOPLE 💪

C'mon @Europarl_EN, join us 😀

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