Several NGO leaders, including the former ministers Cecile Duflot and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, launched this Sunday, June 28, a call for the future vaccine against the new coronavirus be accessible to all populations around the world, warning against vaccine nationalism
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The fears that a “vaccine nationalism”, coupled with a race for profits will hamper the access of the most exposed and poor people, especially those living in developing countries, are very real
, worry in a forum published by ? The Sunday Journal ? these NGO managers, including Cécile Duflot (Oxfam), Najat Vallaud-Belkacem (France One), Thierry Allafort (Doctors without borders), Philippe de Botton (Doctors of the world), Florence Thune (Sidaction)…
“Behind the scenes, a tough competition”
For two months, international summits have been linked and France has displayed its desire to make the future vaccine against SARS-CoV2 accessible worldwide
, they write. But behind the scenes, fierce competition for vaccine development and competition has opened between nations and pharmaceutical groups
, they continue.
The Sanofi group notably created a heated controversy in May when its managing director had raised the possibility of favoring the United States for the distribution of a possible vaccine.
“Guarantee affordable prices”
Our associations have the experience of years of struggle for access to treatment in the face of an unscrupulous pharmaceutical industry. The same mistakes cannot happen again!
, say NGOs, in whose eyes to make future vaccines a global public good, affordable prices must be guaranteed for all countries and all populations
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