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COMMENTARY: Former United Nations envoy Stephen Lewis takes on Big Pharma
COVID-19 pandemic drags on, a weary world is looking to vaccines to deliver us from death, illness, economic disruption and the daily tedium of lockdowns and isolation.Now, a global competition for vaccines has begun. Some countries are doing better than others, with the “other” category including Canada, which trails other developed nations in vaccine delivery.For poorer countries, though, the vaccine picture is much bleaker, as richer countries seek to vaccinate their own citizens first.And lording over it all are big pharmaceutical companies, set to reap large profits from the vaccines they produce.For Stephen Lewis, Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations, it’s a disturbing picture.