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Dear
friends, |
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Covid
vaccines could save millions of lives --
but there's a
catch. |
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The
vaccines are owned by Big Pharma giants
and they can’t produce enough for everyone fast
-- the world's richest countries have already
bought most of the doses, leaving poorer
countries facing a massive
shortfall. |
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But
it doesn't have to be like this. In
days, governments will vote on a global plan to
suspend all patents for Covid-19
vaccines, allowing production to be
massively scaled up. Even the poorest
could have access! |
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Let's
make it happen! Add your name to demand vaccines
for all, starting by scrapping the
patents, and then pass this on -- when we reach
1 million signatures, Avaaz will deliver our
call to the crucial summit: |
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Pharma
giants argue they need patents to reward their
research with exclusive profits. But
these vaccines were developed with
billions of dollars of public money,
and countless lives hang in the
balance. |
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Patents
must be lifted -- and it's happened
before. In 2001, after years of public
pressure, the countries of the world agreed to
free HIV/Aids treatments from patents, allowing
affordable, generic versions to be made, saving
millions of lives. Now we must do it
again. |
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India
and South Africa, supported by many developing
nations, have just tabled an emergency proposal
at the World Trade Organisation to temporarily
suspend the patents for Covid-related vaccines
and treatments, until the pandemic is
over. |
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Governments
will vote in days - so let’s create a
huge wave of public support to help pass the
emergency proposal, and make Covid
treatments available to everyone! Add your name
and share with your
friends: |
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Throughout
the pandemic, our movement has fought for those
hit hardest. We’ve pushed for global cooperation
and debt relief, and donated millions to help
the most vulnerable. Now, with vaccines arriving
in record time, let's show up again to ensure no
one is left behind. We have a once-in-a-life
opportunity to see the world coming together to
fight for one shared goal. Let's grab
it! |
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With
hope and determination, |
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Spyro,
Risalat, Marie, Anneke, Patricia, Muriel, Marta,
Luis and the whole Avaaz team |
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