1/4 NB points made by @yodifiji of the AU's Vaccine Delivery Alliance:
The #OmicronVariant was inevitable because of the world's failure to vaccinate countries equitably.
What contributed?
- Wealthy countries' hoarding
- Manufacturers' refusal to share IP rights/know-how
The #OmicronVariant was inevitable because of the world's failure to vaccinate countries equitably.
What contributed?
- Wealthy countries' hoarding
- Manufacturers' refusal to share IP rights/know-how
https://twitter.com/yodifiji/status/1464609837875085317
2. @yodifiji:
Now those same wealthy countries who hoarded vaccines and contributed to inequity want to keep out Africans — #Omicron has been detected in several countries. But there are no travel bans for Belgium or Israel, only for African countries.
Now those same wealthy countries who hoarded vaccines and contributed to inequity want to keep out Africans — #Omicron has been detected in several countries. But there are no travel bans for Belgium or Israel, only for African countries.
3. @yodifiji:
Had the original #SARSCoV2 1st been detected in Africa (and not China), the world would likely have "thrown away the key" + locked us out. Africa would have become known as the continent of #COVID19 + vaccines would not have been developed a urgently as currently.
Had the original #SARSCoV2 1st been detected in Africa (and not China), the world would likely have "thrown away the key" + locked us out. Africa would have become known as the continent of #COVID19 + vaccines would not have been developed a urgently as currently.
4. @yodifiji:
Travel bans (read: WHO countries choose to implement these for) are based on politics, not science. That's wrong.
Travel bans (read: WHO countries choose to implement these for) are based on politics, not science. That's wrong.
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