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      Candlelit Vigil Will Press Biden to Deliver Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver

      "Advocates across the globe are calling for the WTO to urgently deliver a waiver that can help ensure that all countries are equipped with the tools needed to save lives and bring the pandemic under control."

      Brett Wilkins
      May 04, 2022

      To mark the anniversary of the Biden administration's support for an Indian and South African proposal to temporarily waive patent protections on lifesaving Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, activists on Wednesday geared up for a candlelit vigil outside the White House to urge President Joe Biden to do more to deliver the waiver and press Congress to increase funding for global inoculation efforts.

      Following sustained international activist pressure, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the Biden administration's support for a Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver at the World Trade Organization (WTO) last May 5.

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      Progressives Revive Push for Medicare for All at House Hearing

      "Congress must implement a system that prioritizes people over profits, humanity over greed, and compassion over exploitation," Rep. Cori Bush argued in support of universal healthcare legislation.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 29, 2022

      Progressive U.S. lawmakers, public health advocates, and universal healthcare campaigners testified Tuesday at the first congressional hearing on Medicare for All legislation since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

      "We need Medicare for All now and we will not stop fighting until we have it."

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      Drug pricing reform

      New Campaign Calls On Biden and Becerra to 'Make Meds Affordable'

      "We cannot wait for Congress. Lives are at stake," said Be a Hero co-founder Ady Barkan. "President Biden and Secretary Becerra have the authority and must act now."

      Jessica Corbett
      Feb 16, 2022

      "The choice is clear--it's our communities or Big Pharma."

      "No one should have to choose between buying groceries and paying for medications they need to survive."

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