MUST READ:.Law and power in pandemic negotiations: Policymaking via contract in SA dealings with COVID vaccine companies. 🖋.@_HassanF.@MMKavanagh.@abinader. 📲. Secret negotiations that were largely controlled by pharma co.s reinforced global inequality.

RT @HealthJusticeIn: Secrecy was among the most powerful tools that concentrated power:

RT @HealthJusticeIn: South African negotiators objected, labeled these unacceptable, but they ultimately remained in the contracts. https:/….

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RT @HealthJusticeIn: Among the most striking provisions in the vaccine contracts were those that required South Africa to make large, non-….

RT @HealthJusticeIn: During the COVID pandemic, pharmacutical companies leveraged vaccine contracts to.dictate policy on vaccine indemntifi….

RT @HealthJusticeIn: MUST READ:.Law and power in pandemic negotiations: Policymaking via contract in SA dealings with COVID vaccine compani….

Secrecy was among the most powerful tools that concentrated power:

South African negotiators objected, labeled these unacceptable, but they ultimately remained in the contracts.

Among the most striking provisions in the vaccine contracts were those that required South Africa to make large, non-refundable, and up-font payments without committing the companies to delivery dates or volumes. These are *not* standard or good procurement practice.

During the COVID pandemic, pharmacutical companies leveraged vaccine contracts to.dictate policy on vaccine indemntification, IP and export controls to the South.African government.

RT @MMKavanagh: @HealthJusticeIn Important implications for @WHO @pahowho @AfricaCDC @gavi and others. Under the new pandemic agreement the….

RT @MMKavanagh: @HealthJusticeIn . and secrecy was among the most powerful tools that concentrated power. Again, cooperation between stat….

RT @MMKavanagh: @HealthJusticeIn Why? Because the international system gave power in negotiations to the major pharmaceutical companies wh….

RT @MMKavanagh: @HealthJusticeIn . we also show that significant new policy shifts were made via these contracts on indemnification, intel….

RT @MMKavanagh: @HealthJusticeIn . South African negotiators objected, labeled these unacceptable, but they ultimately remained in the co….

RT @MMKavanagh: @HealthJusticeIn Among the most striking provisions in the vaccine contracts were those that required South Africa to make….

RT @MMKavanagh: @HealthJusticeIn . to explain why South Africa's access to vaccines was so much poorer than other countries. Look👇 it's on….

RT @MMKavanagh: We analyzed the unredacted contracts and negotiation drafts secured by @HealthJusticeIn via litigation and looked at provis….