NGO Gains Access to Johnson’s Secret Contracts
Large pharmaceutical companies like Johnson
“This historic resolution shows that the public can stand up to the tough pharmaceutical corporations and win. People have a right to know how much pharmaceutical corporations rate them for life-saving vaccines and drugs. We hope to see more cases like this around the world. – Mohga Kamal-Yanni, People’s Alliance for Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines
South Africa has distributed 38 million COVID-19 vaccines since the start of the pandemic. Some of those vaccines have been purchased through the government from corporations like Johnson.
Pfizer Sales
In 2022, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s sales reached a record $100 billion, more of which was generated through its Covid-19 vaccine and Paxlovid, an antiviral pill. The company refused to share its patent with other brands so that poorer countries could make their own vaccines at a lower price. Johnson
Health Justice Initiative
Health Justice Initiative, an NGO in Cape Town, South Africa, sued the South African government in the High Court in Pretoria in February 2022 to make the documents public, after the government refused to disclose them under the Promotion of Access to Information Act.
“In its race for desperately needed vaccines, South Africa has been forced to pay amounts of cash for overpriced vaccine doses. We have been intimidated by unfair and undemocratic clauses in totally one-sided contracts. – Fatima Hassan, founder of the Health Justice Initiative.
Transparency wins
Judge Anthony Millar ordered the government to disclose all procurement contracts and similar documents by Aug. 23, 2023. The government accepted all the documents on September 5.
Documents
An investigation of the documents through the Health Justice Initiative showed that South Africa paid $10 per dose of the Johnson vaccine.
Company response
“Attempts to claim that South Africa has paid more than other countries or organizations are false. South Africa paid the same $7. 50 per dose as all other consumers of our vaccine in the world. – Johnson spoke with son
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