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Feb 13 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
BREAKING: The United States and European Union have U-turned on pandemic intellectual property rules at WHO’s INB negotiations.
In a joint statement, they acknowledge their ‘obstructionist policies’, and commit to global health goals that deliver for all people.
#PandemicAccord
The US and EU acknowledge having prioritized protecting the pharma industry’s monopoly, with policies including:
- No public funding conditionalities for pharma products
- Failing to share technology or remove intellectual property barriers for publicly financed products.
Jan 16, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
BioNTech and the German govt pressured Twitter to censor critics calling for global access to COVID-19 vaccines, @lhfang reveals.