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Africans slam rich nations for blocking access to generic COVID vaccines – Sight Magazine
Charities in Africa this week slammed rich nations for blocking efforts to waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, saying this would prolong the pandemic for years…
13 March 2021
NITA BHALLA
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation
Charities in Africa this week slammed rich nations for blocking efforts to waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, saying this would prolong the pandemic for years in poorer nations and push millions across the continent deeper into poverty.
More than 40 charities, including Amnesty International and Christian Aid, said Wednesday’s move by Western nations to prevent generic or other manufacturers making more vaccines in poorer nations…
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