GSK says they give 70% of their pneumonia vaccines to Gavi and make plenty of profit off the 30% sold to high-income countries…so why such pushback against the PABS proposal of 20% to WHO from Global North? #INB #PandemicAccord #WHA77

As the World Health Assembly considers next steps on the #PandemicAccord , there is a concerted and well financed disinformation push.

Hoping this bus runs out of gas. #WHA77

🚨Today at 14:00 the World Health Assembly will decide 'what next' for the #PandemicAccord .

⏯Please join me, Joy Phumaphi, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Pandemic Action Network, Michel Kazatchkine, and others Thursday to discuss the 'state of play.'

Registration 👇🏼

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🚨 The draft #PandemicAccord text (e.g., as far as they got) has been released.

⌛️The report concludes they 'did not reach consensus on the text' and 'nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.'

🗣Tuesday the World Health Assembly will weigh options for what comes next.

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📍There will be 6 'strategic round tables' at this year's World Health Assembly.

📝 Priorities? WHO's investment case, immunization, financing, artificial intelligence, antimicrobial resistance, & climate.

🤷🏽 Pandemic preparedness and response did not make the priority list.

📍There will be 6 'strategic round tables' at this year's World Health Assembly.

📝 Priorities? WHO's investment case, immunization, financing, artificial intelligence, antimicrobial resistance, & climate.

🤷🏽 Pandemic preparedness and response did not make the priority list.

🎬It's a wrap. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for a #PandemicAccord is concluding its work and mandate.

⌛️Treaty negotiations were not completed.

📑The current draft of the text (as far as they got) will go to the World Health Assembly to decide the next steps.

🎬It's a wrap. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for a #PandemicAccord is concluding its work and mandate.

⌛️Treaty negotiations were not completed.

📑The current draft of the text (as far as they got) will go to the World Health Assembly to decide the next steps.

🏁After two+ years, today is the final day for #PandemicAccord Intergovernmental Negotiating Body.

🙋🏽‍♀️What next?

📝Either a weak text goes to WHA for approval or the current draft with yellow, green, and [brackets] goes to WHA for a decision to continue or stop negotiations.

🚨The Bureau of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for a #PandemicAccord held a briefing for stakeholders.

⏰They gave an update on the state of play (and apologized for missing the meeting scheduled for earlier this week).

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