Episode 601: Big Pharma Strong Arming Countries over Vaccines
This week on Ring of Fire, Sarah Lazare, Reporter & Web Editor for In These Times magazine, joins Emma to discuss how pharmaceutical companies are threatening desperate nations with retaliation if those nations choose to support vaccine waivers, waivers that would make vaccines more globally equitable... but would cut into big pharma’s profits . Heather “Digby” Parton will help us run down the biggest new stories of the week Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam interviews David Wallace-Wells, from New York Magazine, about the safety of our children when it comes to Covid. Become a member at www.rofpodcast.com
July 30, 2021
1 hr 1 min
601
438 of 633
Episode 601 · July 30, 2021
Episode 601: Big Pharma Strong Arming Countries over Vaccines
0:00 / 1:01:00
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
The Ring of Fire Episodes Around July 30, 2021
Episode 438 of 633 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
1:01:00This episodeEpisode 601: Big Pharma Strong Arming Countries over Vaccines
Summary
<p>This week on Ring of Fire, <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahlazare">Sarah Lazare</a>, Reporter & Web Editor for In These Times magazine, joins Emma to discuss <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/pfizer-pharmaceutical-companies-covid-pandemic-coronavirus-latin-america-trips-waiver-vaccines">how pharmaceutical companies are threatening desperate nations</a> with retaliation if those nations choose to support vaccine waivers, waivers that would make vaccines more globally equitable... but would cut into big pharma’s profits .</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/digby56">Heather “Digby” Parton</a> will help us run down the biggest new stories of the week</p>
<p>Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam interviews <a href="https://twitter.com/dwallacewells">David Wallace-Wells</a>, from New York Magazine, about the <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/the-kids-were-safe-from-covid-the-whole-time.html">safety of our children when it comes to Covid</a>. Become a member at www.rofpodcast.com</p>
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.