How big pharma companies and a handful of rich countries are driving vaccine inequality and fuelling an unprecedented human rights crisis.
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COVID-19: Human rights and vaccination
Global efforts to develop, manufacture and distribute vaccines for COVID-19 need to be conducted in ways that respect human rights.
Covid-19: Pfizer reports massive revenues while hurting the chances of millions to get vaccinated
Responding to news that Pfizer reported $14 billion in third-quarter revenue for vaccines and is set to earn $36 billion from vaccine sales by the end of the year on the back of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, Patrick Wilcken, Amnesty International’s Head of Business and Human Rights, said: “That Pfizer has been able to earn billions of dollars in revenue …
Covid-19: G20 leaders must not repeat their failure over equal access to vaccines
G20 leaders meeting in Rome must put aside greed and selfishness and ensure the fair global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, said Amnesty International ahead of this year’s G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, which takes place from 30-31 October.
New report shows leading Covid-19 vaccine pharma companies fuelling unprecedented human rights crisis
Six companies at the helm of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out are fuelling an unprecedented human rights crisis through their refusal to waive intellectual property rights and share vaccine technology, with most failing to prioritise vaccine deliveries to poorer countries, Amnesty International said today.
European Parliament backing TRIPS further isolates Australia in global movement for equal access to vaccines
Responding to the announcement that the European Parliament has voted to back the TRIPS waiver, Amnesty International Campaigner Joel MacKay said: ‘This news from the European Parliament further isolates Australia as one of the few governments holding out on an important step towards equal access to vaccines. “With the US and now Europe throwing their …
Global Health Summit: Leaders must waive intellectual property rights and push pharma companies to share life-saving technology
G20 leaders meeting tomorrow at the Global Health Summit must face up to the harsh reality that the clock is ticking and without waiving intellectual property rights now Covid-19 may not be brought under control for years, Amnesty International warned today. More than 60,000 people died from Covid-19 across South America and South Asia last …
COVID-19: Pharmaceutical companies and rich states put lives at risk as vaccine inequality soars
The actions of pharmaceutical companies and rich countries mean that billions of people at risk of COVID-19 are unlikely to receive a single dose of the life-saving vaccines this year, Amnesty International said as it launched a new global campaign calling for universal access to vaccines. The campaign – A Fair Shot: Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccines …
Universal access to vaccines a human right; time of Australia to step up in the Pacific
Amnesty International Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of an additional $200m to go towards the COVID-19 vaccine roll out in the Pacific in Timor-Leste, but is calling for the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja, to push for universal access, Amnesty International Australia campaigner, Joel MacKay said “It is as …
Australia has vital role to play in ensuring equal access to vaccines
Commenting on Friday’s announcement that The University of Queensland and CSL COVID-19 vaccine trial has been abandoned, Amnesty International Australia campaigner Joel Mackay said: “Australia has a vital role to play in the equal access of vaccines, particularly in our region. “New or expanded agreements on vaccines should include provisions for the common good, and …
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