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Africa: Should the Biden Administration Help Vaccinate the World Against Covid-19?
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 20 April 2021
With over half of U.S. adults at least partially vaccinated, should the Biden administration be working to share its considerable vaccine surplus globally? Read more »
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Africa: Biden Administration Warned That it is Courting Disaster on Global Covid-19 Vaccines
AHF, 15 April 2021
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today called on U.S. President Joseph R. Biden to support the temporary waiver of patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines as currently proposed at the… Read more »
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Africa: How to Get Covid-19 Vaccines to Poor Countries - and Still Keep Patent Benefits for Drugmakers
The Conversation Africa, 14 April 2021
The world has a COVID-19 vaccine access problem: Almost half of all doses administered so far have been in Europe and North America, while many poorer countries have vaccinated… Read more »
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Africa: 'COVAX is a Smokescreen to Cover Up Vaccine Nationalism'
The Conversation Africa, 14 April 2021
Accusations abound of vaccine nationalism against states that stockpile vaccines and of vaccine apartheid, as COVID-19 vaccines become concentrated in rich countries. Calls for… Read more »
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Africa: The Politics and Promise Behind a Proposed Pandemic Treaty
spotlight, 13 April 2021
On 30 March, 25 heads of state including South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the creation of an international pandemic treaty through the World Health Organization… Read more »
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Seychelles: Former President of Seychelles Joins Group Asking U.S. to Lift Vaccine Patent Rules
Seychelles News Agency, 13 April 2021
Former President of Seychelles, James Michel, joined other former world leaders of the Club de Madrid in addressing a letter to U.S President Joe Biden to consider giving support… Read more »