Nursing unions around world call for UN action on Covid vaccine patents
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from on (#5SEZ2)
Bodies in 28 countries file appeal for waiver of intellectual property agreement and end to grossly unjust' distribution of jabs
Nursing unions in 28 countries have filed a formal appeal with the United Nations over the refusal of the UK, EU and others to temporarily waive patents for Covid vaccines, saying this has cost huge numbers of lives in developing nations.
The letter, sent on Monday on behalf of unions representing more than 2.5 million healthcare workers, said staff have witnessed at first hand the staggering numbers of deaths and the immense suffering caused by political inaction".
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