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| Pretoria warns of ‘vaccine apartheid’ if wealthy countries don’t share Covid jabs, as leaders mull patent waiver | Pretoria warns of ‘vaccine apartheid’ if wealthy countries don’t share Covid jabs, as leaders mull patent waiver |
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| South Africa’s president has warned that millions of people in poorer countries may die waiting to be inoculated against Covid-19 as rich countries hoard jabs, and reaffirmed his support for a global patent waiver on vaccines. | South Africa’s president has warned that millions of people in poorer countries may die waiting to be inoculated against Covid-19 as rich countries hoard jabs, and reaffirmed his support for a global patent waiver on vaccines. |
| In a weekly newsletter on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that vaccines should be “a global public good,” as he discussed the proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines. | In a weekly newsletter on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that vaccines should be “a global public good,” as he discussed the proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines. |
| Ramaphosa said that more needed to be done in order to give people in poorer countries greater access to lifesaving Covid-19 jabs. “A situation in which the populations of advanced, rich countries are safely inoculated while millions in poorer countries die in the queue would be tantamount to vaccine apartheid,” he stated. | Ramaphosa said that more needed to be done in order to give people in poorer countries greater access to lifesaving Covid-19 jabs. “A situation in which the populations of advanced, rich countries are safely inoculated while millions in poorer countries die in the queue would be tantamount to vaccine apartheid,” he stated. |
| The president described the proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines as “affirming our commitment to the advancement of equality and human rights, not just in our own country but around the world.” | The president described the proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines as “affirming our commitment to the advancement of equality and human rights, not just in our own country but around the world.” |
| While the suggestion was originally made by South Africa and India at the World Trade Organization in October and garnered support from a number of developing countries, Washington only gave its backing last week. | While the suggestion was originally made by South Africa and India at the World Trade Organization in October and garnered support from a number of developing countries, Washington only gave its backing last week. |
| The EU has also talked of its willingness to discuss the proposal, but European Council President Charles Michel said the patent waiver is “not a magic bullet.” | The EU has also talked of its willingness to discuss the proposal, but European Council President Charles Michel said the patent waiver is “not a magic bullet.” |
| According to the World Health Organization, to date, Sub-Saharan Africa has only administered roughly eight Covid-19 doses per 1,000 people, while the global average is 150 doses per 1,000 people. | According to the World Health Organization, to date, Sub-Saharan Africa has only administered roughly eight Covid-19 doses per 1,000 people, while the global average is 150 doses per 1,000 people. |
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