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but a coalition of drug makers from the developing countries came with their own demands. they want the president to apply the pressure to the big american companies. they want a licence to produce the vaccine themselves, a licence for the technology involved in the manufacturing process and some assistance in aquiring the vital but scarce equipment. they argue there is no other way to meet the challenge. here s the rate of vaccination by continent. you might be able to make out the tiny red sliver at the very top of the screen. that is africa, which has received just 2% of all vaccines administered globally. and in light blue below that, asia, with some 4 billion people, that have received 66% of vaccines administered worldwide. i have been speaking to winnie byaniyima. she s the executive director of unaids an under secretary general of the united nations, and she was an early champion of a peoples vaccine against covid.
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are at fault because they ve allowed companies, individuals, wealthy individuals to decide how much vaccine is produced, who it is sold to and at what price. so, they have literally let people down and said let companies make their profits and decide who lives and who dies. aspen pharmacare is africa s biggest drug company, based in south africa, the country with the highest number of covid cases on the continent. last september, aspen signed a deal withjohnson &johnson to manufacture on licence the single dose coronavirus vaccines for, and on behalf of, the american company. stavros nicolaou is the group senior executive, and he is with us. very good to have you on the programme. first off, tell us what you do forjohnson &johnson. programme. first off, tell us what you do forjohnson &johnson. thanks ve much you do forjohnson &johnson. thanks very much for you do forjohnson &johnson. thanks very much for having you do forjohnson &johnson. thanks very much for having me you do forj