ICYMI – The ANC says “politically motivated enquiries” into the origins of Covid19 are not going to assist the world, at a time where richer nations are disregarding WHO's recommendations on Vaccine accessibility for all by hording the jabs. ...
“Research into the origins of the virus is important from a scientific and global health policy perspective and it should not be used as a smoke-screen for geopolitical contestation that has nothing to do with ending the pandemic or understanding how to prevent future pandemics.”
“In early 2020 despite the xenophobic utterances and policies of then President Donald Trump of the US, countries around the globe generally worked together in efforts to limit the spread of the virus. This veneer of solidarity was exposed as soon as research pertaining to candidate vaccines became successful,” said Mabe.
International news agency AFP reported earlier this week that the World Trade Organization countries had failed again to agree on a proposal to suspend intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines in order to boost production and fill a void in poor nations.
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