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📍Big pharma is ramping up political fight over generic #COVID19 vaccines. Newly filed disclosures show >100 lobbyists hired to oppose a temporary waiver on intellectual property rights by the WTO that would allow generic vaccines to be produced globally. theintercept.com/2021/04/23/cov…

2) “Several trade groups funded by pharmaceutical firms have also focused closely on defeating the generic proposal, new disclosures show. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable, and the International Intellectual Property Alliance...

2) which all receive drug company money, have dispatched dozens of lobbyists to oppose the initiative.

Remember when 200 #COVID19 patients in the ICU was considered the threshold at which things were very bad & would impact non-COVID19 healthcare? ICU total: 833 ICU non-ventilated: 233 ICU+ventilator: 600

India’s government has announced that it needs to import 50 000 tonnes of medical oxygen as cases of #COVID19 increase across the country and hospitals turn away patients in need of oxygen support or ventilators ow.ly/jErc50EwOpk

The world is desperate for more Covid vaccines – patents shouldn’t get in the way | Stephen Buranyi theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Globally, we’ve been blinded by the light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccine access for most of the world is far, far away, and the virus is gathering strength and speed. We need to work together by staying apart, masking, and accelerating vaccination.

@marietcasey Global vaccine equity. Access to vaccines for persons in poorer countries. Ní neart gur cur le chéile. Stronger together. Micheál Martin Ursula von der Leyen World Health Organization (WHO)

@marietcasey Unfortunately in India the problem doesn't appear to be patents but access to the raw materials to manufacture vaccines. They have huge manufacturing capability of they can get the materials.

Important statement regarding support for India in combatting COVID-19.

UNICEF procures and delivers #COVID19 diagnostic equipment, therapeutics and vaccines through ACT-Accelerator. The past year has seen big progress in making supplies available in global efforts to end the pandemic. #ACTogether

BREAKING—US to begin sharing up to 60M AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine doses with world after federal safety review, according to ⁦The Associated Press⁩’s ⁦Zeke Miller⁩. #covidvaccine apnews.com/article/26fa41…

Excellent initiative by unicef for donations to increase vaccinations and COVID related health care ⁦Morning Ireland⁩ ⁦Cork University Hospitals⁩ ⁦CUH Charity⁩ unicef.ie

Per the radio this morning - a €7 donation to UNICEF Ireland can pay for 100 Covid-19 vaccinations in India. unicef.ie

Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine | COVID-19 Appeal | UNICEF Ireland unicef.ie/donate/get-a-v…

Prof Seamus O’Reilly MD PhD: "Good can come from difficult things" People asked to donate to the UNICEF vaccination programme on the UNICEF.ie website v/a RTÉ News Morning Ireland CUH appeal for respiratory supplies to send to India rte.ie/news/regional/… via RTÉ

Our thanks to LMFM RADIO for giving us an opportunity to speak about the #getavaccinegiveavaccine campaign. Because no-one is safe until we are all safe. Donate at unicef.ie #vaccineswork #WorldImmunizationWeek

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