PODCASTS WEEKLY ECONOMICS PODCAST: CLOSING THE COVID-19 VACCINATION GAP Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Achal Prabhala and Saiorse Fitzpatrick BY AYEISHA THOMAS-SMITH 29 NOVEMBER 2021 Coronavirus cases are once again rising in Europe and across the world. The World Health Organisation has said that countries shouldn’t be giving out booster jabs for the rest of the year, but in the UK we’re offering third shots to people as young as 40. Meanwhile, only 3% of people in low-income countries have had a single dose. Covid vaccines may have prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths in the UK, but who is missing out on the global vaccine rollout? Why can’t poorer countries get hold of the Covid vaccine? And how can we change the rules of our international economy so that everyone is protected during the pandemic? For the last episode of the series, Ayeisha is joined by Achal Prabhala, writer, researcher, and coordinator of the AccessIBSA project, and Saiorse Fitzpatrick, advocacy manager at STOPAIDS. Listen to a previous episode on vaccine nationalism with Miriam Brett and Tahir Amin Read more about the WTO proposal by India and South Africa to temporarily waive intellectual property on Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and related technologies. Talks on this due to take place in Geneva on the 30th November have now been postponed. Support the People’s Vaccine Follow STOPAIDS on Twitter — the hashtag for the ice cream action Ayeisha mentioned in this episode is #Iscreamvaccine For more on Covid-19 vaccines, the TRIPS waiver and more, go to the Third World Network website Listen on Google podcasts Listen on Apple podcasts Image: iStock TOPICS HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE INEQUALITY If you back a recovery plan based around great public services, protecting the planet and reducing inequality, please support NEF to build back better. Make a monthly donation £3 £5 £10 £25 £50 £100 £ Make a one-off donation £5 £10 £25 £50 £75 £100 £ UP NEXT PODCASTS Weekly Economics Podcast: Is our digital economy breeding misogyny? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Debbie Ging AYEISHA THOMAS-SMITH 12 NOVEMBER 2021 BLOG You can’t level up without a Green New Deal Our government wants to be known for two things: levelling up, and fighting the climate crisis. But they don’t really understand how the two are connected. MIATTA FAHNBULLEH 10 NOVEMBER 2021 BLOG Babies and border controls Barriers to childcare leave parents and children with no recourse to public funds isolated and destitute - we need free childcare for all MIRANDA HALL, BEYA KHALDI 09 NOVEMBER 2021 PODCASTS Weekly Economics Podcast: Trans liberation Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Nim Ralph AYEISHA THOMAS-SMITH 05 NOVEMBER 2021 SIGN UP FOR UPDATES Hear about our work to build a new economy, including ways you can get involved and help support our campaigns. SIGN UP You can cancel at any time. See our privacy policy for full details. ABOUT US Our work Our missions Our people Accounts and funders Job vacancies Contact us Support us OUR WORK All Publications Blog Audio/video Campaigns Press Events NEF CONSULTING NEF's consultancy arm, helping organisations move towards a new sustainable economy. Visit NEF Consulting CHANGE THE RULES We map local projects building a more democratic economy and the policies to make this happen. Visit Change The Rules © NEF 2021 • Registered charity 1055254 Terms and conditions • Privacy and cookies • RSS