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Why aren’t the vaccinations free and available to everyone on the planet?

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Citizens Movements
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Riccardo Petrella is one of the most important public intellectuals and European officials to be demanding that Covid-19 vaccines be available to everybody. Petrella is a renowned scholar, and has honorary degrees from eight universities....

What exactly is “vaccine nationalism,” and why is it a terrible idea?

Boyan Stanislavski
Commons
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The concept of "vaccine nationalism" is not widely understood. However, it has gained popularity among journalists and researchers who have been following the progress of Covid-19 vaccines. The United States and Israel, the two countries...

EU-wide citizens’ initiative demands abolition of patents on anti-pandemic vaccines

Vladimir Mitev
Commons
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The sentiment in the EU for the abolition of patents on coronavirus vaccines and against big pharmaceutical companies is increasing, after the spat between the EC and the COVID-19 vaccine producers over their insufficient production...

Riccardo Petrella: The militarization of pandemic is dangerous

Vladimir Mitev
Coronavirus
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Riccardo Petrella is an Italian economist who was a scientific and technology policy analyst to the European Commission between 1979 and 1995, becoming a witness and voice of dissent over the EC’s definition of Europe...

Why aren’t the vaccinations free and available to everyone on the planet?

What exactly is “vaccine nationalism,” and why is it a terrible idea?

EU-wide citizens’ initiative demands abolition of patents on anti-pandemic vaccines

Riccardo Petrella: The militarization of pandemic is dangerous

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