The reason we need to talk about a #PeoplesVaccine has everything to do with access. If the #HIV epidemic has taught us anything, it’s that new medical tools are useless unless people can get them (1/?)
We’ve had #PrEP and have known about #TasP since 2012, and yet 1.7 million people globally are newly infected with HIV every year because they cannot access the care they need (2/?)
Even if we identify a safe and effective #COVID19 vaccine, which is a big if, it will not do anything unless it is accessible to EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE (3/?)
That’s why we need a #PeoplesVaccine. That’s why we need @HHSGov to make sure pharmaceutical companies can’t profit off of this pandemic like they’ve profited off of HIV, hepatitis C, diabetes, and countless other epidemics that have come before this one (4/4)

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7 Nov 19
(1/10) THREAD: After months of pressure, the federal government just sued @GileadSciences over their infringement of patents for two medications used to prevent HIV (PrEP). Have questions on how this happened and what it means? Follow along: #BreakThePatent
@GileadSciences (2/10) PrEP is an extraordinarily effective treatment. Taking a pill once a day can reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99%: a more effective treatment than many vaccines.
@GileadSciences (3/10) In many countries, a generic version of the pill is available for ~$60 a year. In the US however, the pharma company @GileadSciences has the monopoly on PrEP, charging more than $20,000 a year for the SAME life-saving medication.
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