So we have different stock for different nationals from MNC that refuses full licenses/ cannot meet our domestic supply needs/cost us 2 mill. doses??
Where did stock come *from* ?
@PeterASinger - this is not right. The world knows it. We have less than 2 mill people vaccinated here bec. of a supply crisis. June 2021.
But, now we have G7 vaccine apartheid right here locally.
Listen up global south: we are on our own. 🧪⏳🔊
The world is in bonkers mode. They will justify this.
We need a #PeoplesVaccine - if you gonna do your 'own' peeps first, have the DECENCY to not BLOCK EFFORTS SO THAT WE TOO CAN GET VACCINATED -
"...vaccination for French people in SA and staff from establishments in the French network aged 55 & over.
The vaccine used is the Janssen vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, which is reserved for people aged 55 and over by the French health authorities."
Also, again, how?- when we not getting enough of our own @JNJNews stock and are in a massive supply crisis, slowing our rollout. Are these VIP vaccines coming in by chartered flights or what.... ?
Mercy.
Urge the @WHO to look into this... @hrw @_AfricanUnion @amnesty @Oxfam
Vaccine Apartheid.
'Slegs EU' 🧪
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Can the media rather also interview and question the front runner vaccine companies please, about pricing, access, advance orders and tech transfer or pooling- we dont need to really know again how the alcohol industry feels...
If *you* want the economy to *open*, travel to resume, businesses to flourish, health care systems to not collapse, education to continue, then how do you defend patent monopolies in a pandemic? Direct causal link to reduced access, higher pricing & rationing.
And IF TRIPS waiver proposal does not work because rich countries wish to remain barriers to potential life saving interventions, then in THIS pandemic we expect our @GovernmentZA to issue compulsory licenses.
Benevolence & hope are not enforceable, rights are. #NoCovidMonopolies
Also, can @ParliamentofRSA pass the Patents Act amendment already.
COVAX limitations aside, @SolidarityRSA is now involved in vaccine$ matters? It is not a public body, not @COVID_19_ZA and has no real oversight. They briefed @ParliamentofRSA but not sure if @AuditorGen_SA is overseeing public funds/ purpose/spend/procurement.
Critical issue for the public to appreciate is that #COVAX is not an elected global institution, it is voluntary- a voluntary pooling mechanism that lets you in if you have money & willing to accept patent rights claims, & gives some charity dosages for those deemed very poor.
Actually, *we* should be *angry* because we don't have a functioning health system- insufficient ambulances, beds, oxygen, test kits, PPE, treatment. Poor social relief, ltd IP & price controls, inadequate state capacity, minimal transparency & procurement hijacking. #Covid19SA
We have not even commenced a proper and comprehensive legislative reform programme, given the impact of #Covid19SA
We have not been clear about the IP tipping point either.