Bolivia has launched an international campaign to free …

The Bolivian government on Tuesday launched an international campaign to patent covid-19 vaccines and drugs to ensure equitable access. The proposal by Bolivian Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta was presented during a meeting in La Paz with diplomats accredited to the country. Mayta recalled that scientists say at least 70 percent of the world’s population must be vaccinated to stop the disease from advancing, otherwise “new variations” will continue to emerge and the pandemic “will continue for years to come. “.

Mayta said that in the world “There are dozens and dozens of pharmaceutical companies capable of making vaccines, but they cannot do it because there is intellectual property.”. The Foreign Minister stressed that in an emergency situation like the present one, “every obstacle must be overcome” and He demanded that the “rich countries that have amassed vaccines” deliver “what they have acquired most to the people who need it most.”.

The campaign has already been activated in all diplomatic representations that Bolivia has in the world and will also be raised in all international forums in which the country participates.