As coronavirus rips around the world, the race is on to find a vaccine for Covid-19. Following huge public investment in biomedical research and development, we hear that good progress is being made. But who will profit?
When a vaccine is developed, will it reach anyone who needs it, or just anyone who can afford it? If it is just for people who can afford it, will that threaten the world’s ability to stop the spread of this pandemic? What could make the system fair?
We had a panel of two expert and insightful speakers:
Heidi Chow, leader of Global Justice Now’s pharmaceutical campaign
Izzy from Just Treatment