But in the developed world, where the rush to secure vaccine supplies began in the first weeks and months of the epidemic, a surplus has been ordered; Countries representing only 14% of the world’s population own more than half of the most promising vaccines.
The group urged pharmaceutical companies to share their technological and intellectual property with the World Health Organization, and called on governments to commit to sending vaccines to the developed world to close economic inequalities between nations, as they emerge from the catastrophe. -19 Crisis.
Oxfam’s health policy manager Anna Marriott said, “People should not stop anyone from getting a life-saving vaccine because they live in the country or have money out of their pockets.” Vaccine affiliation with Amnesty International, Global Justice Now and others.
“But unless something dramatically changes, billions of people around the world will not receive a safe and effective vaccine for Covid-19 for years to come,” he added.
In Canada, enough doses have been purchased to vaccinate citizens five times over if all the leading vaccines are approved.
Those possibilities are comparable to the situation in the developing world.
In particular, the group identified countries at risk of being blocked from exiting a major epidemic. Five of them – Kenya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan and Ukraine combined – have reported more than 1.5 million cases.
Steve Cockburn, Amnesty International’s head of economic and social justice, said: “The collection of vaccines actively ensures global efforts to protect everyone, everywhere, from Covid-19.” “By buying most of the world’s vaccine supply, rich countries are violating their human rights obligations.”
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