Es hora de una vacuna de los pueblos para hacerle frente a la pandemia de Covid-19 con justicia y equidad

Friends of the Earth International calls for a 'People's Vaccine' and a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ensure equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that corporate monopolies and profit-driven distribution are creating a 'vaccine apartheid' that disproportionately affects the Global South.

• The document advocates for a temporary waiver of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to allow more countries and companies to produce vaccines locally at lower prices, which would increase availability and affordability for the Global South, where some populations may wait until 2023 for access.
• There is a severe disparity in vaccination rates between wealthy and low-income nations, with the richest countries vaccinating 25 times faster than low-income countries. In Africa, only 2% of all globally administered vaccine doses have been delivered, and in the Philippines, less than 1% of the population has been vaccinated.
• Pharmaceutical companies are accused of prioritizing profit over public health by charging high prices for vaccines developed with public funds. For example, Pfizer sells its two-dose vaccine for approximately $39, representing an 80% profit margin.
• The document highlights critical health crises in specific regions, noting that India faced a lethal second wave of COVID-19 with over 300,000 daily deaths and a collapsed health system, while Brazil experienced a disaster where it accounted for more than a quarter of global COVID-19 deaths in April.
• A 'Just Recovery' from the pandemic requires not only the TRIPS waiver but also the removal of all patents and intellectual property rights for any COVID-19 treatment, ensuring human rights and the rights of peoples prevail over trade and investment agreements in international law.

APA

FOEIAdmin (2021). Es hora de una vacuna de los pueblos para hacerle frente a la pandemia de Covid-19 con justicia y equidad. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/es-hora-de-una-vacuna-de-los-pueblos-para-hacerle-frente-a-la-pandemia-de-covid-19-con-justicia-y-equidad/

Chicago

FOEIAdmin. Es hora de una vacuna de los pueblos para hacerle frente a la pandemia de Covid-19 con justicia y equidad. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/es/es-hora-de-una-vacuna-de-los-pueblos-para-hacerle-frente-a-la-pandemia-de-covid-19-con-justicia-y-equidad/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=FOEIAdmin |title=Es hora de una vacuna de los pueblos para hacerle frente a la pandemia de Covid-19 con justicia y equidad |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=7 May 2021 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/es-hora-de-una-vacuna-de-los-pueblos-para-hacerle-frente-a-la-pandemia-de-covid-19-con-justicia-y-equidad/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{foeiadmin2021hora, author = {FOEIAdmin}, title = {{Es hora de una vacuna de los pueblos para hacerle frente a la pandemia de Covid-19 con justicia y equidad}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/es-hora-de-una-vacuna-de-los-pueblos-para-hacerle-frente-a-la-pandemia-de-covid-19-con-justicia-y-equidad/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }