To Help India We Must Act to #EndVaccineApartheid. If you have never heard of that phrase follow this thread and catch up in @EqualityLabs medium post here: https://equalitylabs.medium.com/to-help-india-now-we-must-act-against-vaccine-apartheid-4276047b38c6 #Peoplenotpatents #EndVaccineApartheid

Vaccine Apartheid is the intentional deprivation of vaccine supplies, patents and aid to the global south for the purposes of profit by big pharma and global north countries. #peoplenotpatents #endvaccineapartheid

How big is #Vaccineapartheid? According to the @WHO 87% of the world's Covid Vaccine has been administered to Global North countries. #Peoplenotpatents #Endvaccineapartheid

While 130 Countries with populations of around 2.5 Billion have yet to administer a single dose. #Peoplenotpatents #Endvaccineapartheid

Put another way while 1 in 4 in Rich countries have received the vaccine, only 1 in 500 have been vaccinated in poorer countries. #Peoplenotpatents #Endvaccineapartheid

Meanwhile according to the #Peoplesvaccinealliance @pfizer, @JNJNews, and @AstraZeneca have paid out $26 Billion dollars to their shareholders.These payouts could have helped to vaccinate 1.3 Billion or the ENTIRETY of the African continent. #Peoplenotpatents #Endvaccineapartheid

"Vaccine Apartheid is a result of goverments stepping back and letting corporations call the shots" says @oxfamgb Global Health Policy Director Anna Marriot

Call Congress Right Now and Demand the following. These steps could ease the suffering and death toll in India right away. Follow the directions in the link below: #peoplenotpatents #endvaccineapartheid https://equalitylabs.medium.com/to-help-india-now-we-must-act-against-vaccine-apartheid-4276047b38c6

And don't forget to educate yourself and support all mutual aid. You can read more here: https://equalitylabs.medium.com/to-help-india-now-we-must-act-against-vaccine-apartheid-4276047b38c6 #Peoplenotpatents #Endvaccineapartheid