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A damning indictment on the West’s Covid-19 response
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A damning indictment on the West’s Covid-19 respsonse
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Five years ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) even stated that there was an urgent need for more research into coronaviruses. At the time, such research was not profitable for pharmaceutical giants. As a result, hardly any research had been done. The pursuit of profit had prevailed over public interest.
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