Apr 21, 2021 05:35 AM
(This post was last modified: Apr 21, 2021 05:27 PM by C C.)
https://nation.com.pk/21-Apr-2021/vaccin...-its-worst
INTRO: As the end of April approaches, cracks in the global effort to fight the Covid-19 pandemic have begun to emerge. Similar to other policy areas, the coronavirus pandemic has become a case of the capitalist/elitist agenda. Rich nations are actively engaging in “vaccine nationalism” or simply, the ‘me first’ rule. Without diving into statistics and elaborate charts, one only needs to look at the fact that a total of 732 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered according to WHO, and over 50 percent of these have been administered in the UK and US alone.
As the pandemic and the dynamics of the vaccines unfold, it appears that rich governments are pressurising private pharmaceutical companies to get exclusive manufacturing orders and are paying high prices to secure distribution channels. It must be kept in mind that this is being done while around 3 million people have died across the globe due to coronavirus and billions of others have been affected economically by the devastation of lockdowns and reduced market activities. Pharmaceutical companies are collaborating with governments where the company is originally based... (MORE)
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Cynical Sindee: Never mind the poor decisions that the EU made to put itself in a pickle -- find scapegoats!
INTRO: As the end of April approaches, cracks in the global effort to fight the Covid-19 pandemic have begun to emerge. Similar to other policy areas, the coronavirus pandemic has become a case of the capitalist/elitist agenda. Rich nations are actively engaging in “vaccine nationalism” or simply, the ‘me first’ rule. Without diving into statistics and elaborate charts, one only needs to look at the fact that a total of 732 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered according to WHO, and over 50 percent of these have been administered in the UK and US alone.
As the pandemic and the dynamics of the vaccines unfold, it appears that rich governments are pressurising private pharmaceutical companies to get exclusive manufacturing orders and are paying high prices to secure distribution channels. It must be kept in mind that this is being done while around 3 million people have died across the globe due to coronavirus and billions of others have been affected economically by the devastation of lockdowns and reduced market activities. Pharmaceutical companies are collaborating with governments where the company is originally based... (MORE)
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Cynical Sindee: Never mind the poor decisions that the EU made to put itself in a pickle -- find scapegoats!