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1 Apr, 7 tweets, 2 min read
BREAKING:
Germany invested massively more than the UK in Covid's research. $1,500 millions ! And Germany + the EU ($350 mollions) spent $1,850 millions + a few millions for Spain & France. The UK invested $500millions.
But Germany did not ask for priority for itself or the EU on the BioNTech vaccine (which would have destroyed the UK Vaccines programme). Whereas the UK boasted about its "superior contract". Different values.
And 👇
And 👇: the UK is making drastic cuts to scientific research which will endanger Covid research
Patriotic this government? I don't think so. The Tories talk the talk but don't walk the walk.
Breathtaking hypocrisy. How can voters trust those liars?

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IMPORTANT: The UKG's argument for justifying a de facto export ban of AZ vaccine is: we spent more & came in early.This is false.
Not only did Germany spent massively more than the UK on Covid-vaccine but 70% of the funding of the Oxford/AZ vaccine didn't come from the UK.🧵
It came from CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) the charitable foundation set up by the Welcome Trust & Bill Gates fondation:
CEPI gave to Oxford: USD 384 millions
UKG gave: USD115 millions
The figures can be checked here (graph 2).
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I note though that this was appropriating an invention 70% funded by the world (CEPI funds come from benefactors & public money )
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