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?
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
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. 
For more on how a handful of high-income countries that were lobbied by powerful pharmaceutical companies have blocked & stalled solutions to address the global pandemic, read this article in the Business and Human Rights Journal: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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