Vaccine activists chain themselves to AstraZeneca HQ

The speaker is protesting at AstraZeneca's headquarters in Cambridge during the shareholders' AGM. They express concern over AstraZeneca's decision to charge profit prices for the COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to their initial promise to provide it at cost during the pandemic. The speaker criticizes AstraZeneca for prioritizing profit over human lives and urges the UK Government to follow the US in supporting IP waivers to increase global vaccine production.

Why is the speaker protesting at AstraZeneca's headquarters?

• To promote AstraZeneca's new vaccine

• To celebrate the shareholders' AGM

• To support the company's decision to charge profit prices

• To demand the company to stop charging profit prices for the vaccine

What was AstraZeneca's initial promise regarding vaccine pricing?

• To charge cost prices only in Europe

• To charge profit prices globally

• To charge cost prices for the duration of the pandemic globally

• To charge profit prices in the global South

What is the speaker's main criticism of AstraZeneca's decision?

• They are reducing vaccine production

• They are increasing vaccine prices only in Europe

• They are prioritizing profit over human lives

• They are listening to the World Health Organization

What action has the US government taken regarding vaccine intellectual property?

• Waived or relaxed intellectual property rights

• Increased patent protection

• Reduced vaccine production

• Charged higher prices for vaccines

What does the speaker urge the UK government to do?

• Follow the US in waiving intellectual property rights

• Increase vaccine prices

• Charge profit prices for vaccines

• Reduce vaccine production