Thread by @astroehlein

Does France's Minister for European Affairs @CBeaune not understand math?

Or is he insulting us by thinking we don't?

"200 million doses"; "40 million doses"; "100,000 doses"

Nice, but we need over 11 billion doses.

Profits-first isn't working.

Math, friends. Basic math

Let's put this another way...

Vaccine doses given globally so far (💉=500 million):

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Amount needed globally (assuming 70% fully vaccinated for herd immunity):

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Number given so far in low-income countries:

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And I’m being conservative about the world needing 11 billion doses.

Some close to industry have said 14 billion: businessinsider.com/bill-gates-14-…

Some say 20 billion: investigate-europe.eu/en/2020/vaccin…

So, sending 100,000 doses to Africa is good, but it's not what's going to end the pandemic.

Also, pharma companies now openly talk of 3rd shot boosters being needed for those already vaccinated (and likely new shots for new variants), which will further increase global demand – when global production capacity can’t even meet current demand.
cnbc.com/2021/04/15/pfi…

Now, here are some math problems for @CBeaune:

1⃣ Under the current profits-first approach, we've had about 4 months of vaccinations, and 3.6% of the world has been vaccinated (though will need a booster in a year).

At this rate, how long will it take for us to achieve 70%?

2⃣ Given your answer to the first question and the fact that the virus has killed 3.2 million of us already, how many more of us will die while we're waiting for the profits-first approach to meet global needs?

3⃣ How long would it take for a person who's lost their job because of the pandemic to count to 26 billion?

theguardian.com/business/2021/…

We all understand math, @CBeaune, and we're not fooled.

Please stop treating us like we're idiots.

Thanks.