Editing Implications of the Pandemic, Part 1 (section)

==== Big Pharma and Vaccine Mandates ====
The body representing the global innovative pharmaceutical industry in official relations with the United Nations, the IFPMA, issued a statement in response to the treaty that it impedes access to pathogen genomes to delay innovation in treatment. The treaty’s recognition of the effect of intellectual property (IP) rights on the pricing of treatment and its availability is noted (article 11 suggests the pooling of IP, particularly with manufacturers in developing countries. Additionally, given the expedited clinical trials and refusal of the WHO to acknowledge or report more recently detected side effects and adverse effects that were seen with the m-RNA vaccines developed against COVID-19, the possible imposition of vaccines whose safety profiles are indeterminate, on vast populations is a foregone conclusion. Of course, it is of massive benefit to the shareholders and CEOs of pharmaceutical companies than to the vulnerable populations of developing nations with limited access to healthcare and information. Slovakia is primed to reject the treaty, citing concerns surrounding the supposed influence of Bill Gates. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, refusing to strengthen the competencies of the WHO in any way, called the move a “fabrication created by insatiable pharmaceutical companies” and Erik Kaliňák, his senior adviser, talked about the move as “another effort by globalists to weaken the power of nation-states”.