Amid ongoing outrage over global vaccine inequity, Pope Francis on Saturday urged pharmaceutical companies to “make a gesture of humanity” by lifting intellectual property protections … Pope Francis Urges Pharma Giants to Release Covid-19 Vaccine PatentsRead more
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Digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalism
The death by starvation of Etwariya Devi, a 67-year-old widow from the rural Indian state of Jharkhand, might have passed without notice had it not … Digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalismRead more
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Drug Giant Silencing Governments
one of the leading COVID-19 vaccine makers appears to have restricted — appears to have restricted access to those very vaccines. The People’s Vaccine Alliance … Drug Giant Silencing GovernmentsRead more
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Pfizer’s Power
In February, Pfizer was accused of “bullying” governments in COVID vaccine negotiations in a groundbreaking story by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.[1] A government official … Pfizer’s PowerRead more
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Healthcare Industry Sees “Potential Bonanza” of Profits in COVID-19 Crisis
Yeah, I think what Senator Sanders is doing there is highlighting the moral and pragmatic absurdities of for-profit medicine, as he has always done so … Healthcare Industry Sees “Potential Bonanza” of Profits in COVID-19 CrisisRead more
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Racist Medical System Stole Henrietta’s Cells
The family of Henrietta Lacks, the African American cancer patient whose cells were taken by Johns Hopkins University Hospital without her consent in 1951, is … Racist Medical System Stole Henrietta’s CellsRead more
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Patents to Limit Access to COVID Drugs
The situation with remdesivir is very, very interesting, because it’s the first treatment to have been approved by the FDA for use against COVID-19. I … Patents to Limit Access to COVID DrugsRead more
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Medical science should be at the service of humanity
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNsgVHaYtyc&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Bolivian President Luis Arce : “Capitalism has commodified all aspects of social life, and health is not the exception. Medical science should be … Medical science should be at the service of humanityRead more
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Stop Exporting Indian-Made Vaccines to Rich Nations
In India, a coalition of groups are calling on Johnson & Johnson to stop exporting Indian-made vaccines to wealthy nations like the United States at … Stop Exporting Indian-Made Vaccines to Rich NationsRead more