DER SPIEGEL
Suche öffnen
A Dangerous Divide
The Growing Debate over the Suspension of Vaccine Patents
The U.S. no longer want to enforce patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, but critics argue that this will do little to improve the lack of access in the developing world. Some are calling for much more ambitious solutions.
Link kopieren
During the more than three decades Brazilian Senator Paulo Paim has been a member of parliament, he has always been a voice for people who look up at the world from below. Paim has introduced laws aimed at establishing a minimum wage and at ensuring equality for Black people and the disabled. "I am 71 years old," he says. "I have fought so many battles. But none of them have been as important as this one."