Thread by @astroehlein

This kind of sledgehammer does not seem like a sensible way to convince the as-yet unconvinced: euobserver.com/tickers/154153

Vaccine mandates can be a key tool in dampening the pandemic, but they must get the nuances right & be rooted in a broader strategy: hrw.org/news/2021/10/0…

And while mandating vaccines at home, #Austria, as part of the EU, is blocking wider vaccine production globally by obstructing the #TRIPSwaiver, a proposal to temporarily waive some intellectual property rules on vaccines & other health products, so BILLIONS now CANNOT get a jab

#Austria’s policy is the EU’s policy, because the European Commission negotiates on behalf of the EU at the World Trade Organization, where the EU is protecting pharma monopolies by blocking the #TRIPSwaiver. Austria could try to change the EU's deadly policy via the EU Council.

#Austria's mixed message of "you people here must, but you other people there are not allowed" is absurd & deadly in the context of a global pandemic.

Deliberately restricting vaccines production only prolongs the global pandemic for everyone, so:

☠️ more death;

☠️ more suffering;

☠️ more chances for new variants to emerge.

This is the EU's policy.

Leaders know the consequences but prioritise pharma monopoly profits.

Dear #Austrians, Dear All EU citizens:

📢 It doesn't have to be this way.

There is a way out.

There is something you can do.

✒️ Sign & share this official Citizens' Initiative: noprofitonpandemic.eu

➡️ Follow @peoplesvaccine & help us push.

https://twitter.com/astroehlein/status/1479343510407024640