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10 Nov, 6 tweets, 3 min read
December will mark the 1st anniversary of the launch of the global vaccination campaign against
coronavirus...

Only...

...it hasn't been global, has it?

New report from @TheEIU: eiu.com/n/campaigns/q4… Image
"less than 6% of the population in African states is vaccinated… The cause of such low vaccination rates is well-known: despite recent improvements, global production continues to lag behind demand, with developing countries facing long delays in accessing vaccines." Image
"Meanwhile, global solidarity is ineffective; so far, COVAX has shipped only around 400m doses of vaccines globally (compared with an initial target of delivering 1.9bn doses in 2021)."
"Donations from richer countries are also failing to materialise; as at late October, developed countries had delivered only 43m doses of vaccines (out of pledges totalling about 400m—which is still far below needs)."
The new report from @TheEIU is spot on: vaccination (and much else related to addressing Covid-19) has been dramatically - and self-defeatingly - uneven.

This is no way to fight a GLOBAL pandemic. Image
"Wealthy governments and pharmaceutical companies are undermining a rapid and equitable public health response to Covid-19 vaccines, therapeutic drugs."

➡️ The EU continues to block wider production of vaccines globally.

Madness.

hrw.org/video-photos/v… Image

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While the EU & its members focus on war talk, states of emergency & barbed wire, the acute suffering of women, men & children trapped in limbo is being ignored.

New dispatch from @LydsG, who’s just been on both #Poland & #Belarus sides of the border:
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11 Nov
Save lives whenever you have the power to do so.

That's it.

That's the message for our leaders.
On vaccines,

on climate change,

on migration...

Just. Prioritise. Human. Life.
It really is that straightforward.
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11 Nov
Over 80% of adults in Germany are fully vaccinated.

It's 73% in Austria.

Anti-vaxers are not our greatest problem. The real issue is:

Most of the world doesn't get the luxury of saying ‘Nein Danke’, because the EU & others are blocking wider production of vaccines globally.
Data on vaccination rates by country here: bit.ly/3ktQG7D
More on how rich governments are wrecking the global response to the global pandemic...

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11 Nov
If you were in charge of fighting the global pandemic, would you:

a) do everything possible to ensure global access to vaccines, therapeutic drugs & tests?

b) block wider production of vaccines, therapeutic drugs & tests globally to maximise pharmaceutical company profits?
Of course, YOU would pick (a), because you would prioritise ending the global pandemic as quickly as possible to save lives.

Me too.

Unfortunately, leaders in the EU (led by Germany in this), the UK, Switzerland and others have chosen (b), because they do not share our values
The global pandemic won't end until those leaders change course. Image
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10 Nov
The EU’s plan to regulate artificial intelligence is ill-equipped to protect people from flawed algorithms that deprive them of lifesaving benefits & discriminate against vulnerable populations.

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In some EU countries, algorithms have become a key tool for rationalizing welfare cuts. In Austria, the government's algorithm to predict employment prospects cuts some people off from the support they need to find a job, jeopardizing their right to an adequate standard of living
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