WHO member states say goodbye to the Pandemie Treaty-Diepresse.com
The World Health Assembly is scheduled to vote on the text on Tuesday. Years are still likely to take place. In Austria, FPÖ mobilizes against it with online petition
A committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) has passed a pandemic agreement after years of tough negotiations. The committee members voted on Monday evening with an overwhelming majority for the agreement with which the world is to be prepared for the fight against future epidemics.
The more than 190 Member States want to adopt the global pandemic contract on Tuesday. They had agreed on this in mid -April after tough, over three years of negotiations.
After the Corona crisis, the agreement is intended to better prepare the world for future pandemics and health crises. In Austria, the agreement is rejected by the largest National Council party FPÖ, which recently started an online petition.
Avoid aftercare of vaccines
The agreement aims to « prevent pandemics, prepare themselves for them and to react to them ». In the case of future pandemics, chaos should avoid the procurement of protective material such as during corona pandemic, as countries, for example, have contested masks. In addition, it should ensure that rich countries do not hoard vaccines, while poorer countries do not receive any.
The core of the agreement is a new mechanism that should enable the rapid transfer of data on pathogens to pharmaceutical companies in combination with a benefit compensation. as countries, for example, masks have arisen each other. In addition, it should ensure that rich countries do not hoard vaccines, while poorer countries do not receive any. The core of the agreement is a new mechanism that should enable the rapid transfer of data on pathogens to pharmaceutical companies in combination with a benefit compensation.
It takes time for the contract to enter into force
However, for years, until the contract can come into force. The technical implementation of the mechanism is expected to be approved by the member states next year. The contract must then have been ratified by at least 60 countries so that it comes into force.
One of the most controversial topics has been pushed into an appendix that has not yet been negotiated. It is about the conditions under which countries vaccine companies provide dangerous disease -causing microorganisms or viruses and how they are compensated for, for example, with preferred delivery of vaccines. (APA/dpa)
