Tag Archives: Covid-19

S.Africa risks destroying 100,000 vaccine doses

OHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) – About 100,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine (PFE.N) are at risk of being destroyed by the end of this month due to slow uptake by citizens, South African health authorities said on Friday. South Africa has recorded the most coronavirus infections and deaths on the African continent, …

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More people could die in the Global South with Covid-19

The dominant Western powers have ganged up to prevent the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from lifting patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines. Those blocking the move included Britain, the US and the European Union. They objected this week to a proposal to waive provisions of the Trips Agreement, a global treaty governing international property rights. Business …

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