At
a
time
when
the
coronavirus
pandemic
has
wreaked
havoc
in
the
country,
vaccines
are
undoubtedly
extremely
important
and
should
be
available
to
all.
However,
the
truth
is
that
only
2%
of
vaccines
already
produced
have
made
it
to
low-income
countries
while
87%
have
vaccinated
millions
of
people
in
rich
countries.
The
People's
Vaccine
movement,
which
is
backed
by
hundreds
of
high-profile
personalities
such
as
Pope
Francis,
the
Dalai
Lama,
Archbishop
Desmond
Tutu,
Prince
Harry
&
Meghan,
Malala,
Gordon
Brown,
Ratan
Tata,
George
Clooney,
Stephen
Fry,
Annie
Lennox,
Trevor
Noah,
Richard
Branson,
Forest
Whitaker,
Prof
Muhammad
Yunus,
and
Mark
Ruffalo,
along
with
more
than
1.3
million
people
who
have
signed
for
People's
Vaccine
petition,
for
a
global
call
for
the
pharmaceutical
companies
to
suspend
the
patents
on
Covid-19
vaccines
and
boost
vaccinations
all
over
the
world,
not
just
in
rich
countries.
For
this
movement,
Richa
Chadha
is
the
latest
celebrity
who
has
been
approached
to
join
this
petition
and
amplify
the
same.
The
talented
actress
is
very
well
known
for
being
outspoken
and
advocating
important
issues
that
matter,
which
are
the
reasons
why
her
support
in
this
movement
is
sure
to
add
enormous
weightage
and
support.
Richa
says,
"I
am
in
support
of
the
People's
Vaccine
movement
because
I
feel
charging
money
for
vaccines
will
deter
many
and
make
the
vaccine
less
accessible.
Make
no
mistake,
we're
all
in
this
together.
To
be
protected
from
coronavirus,
no
matter
where
we
live
in
the
world,
we
must
vaccinate
our
entire
population
or
the
virus
will
keep
traveling,
mutating
and
rendering
existing
vaccines
irrelevant.
It
is
not
possible
to
stop
international
travel
altogether.
Suspending
the
patents
is
the
least
we
can
do.
Through
this
petition,
we
need
to
maintain
and
build
public
pressure
for
the
same
change
to
occur.
For
this
reason,
I
urge
you
all
to
sign
it
too,
because
this
is
a
change
that
could
positively
impact
the
lives
of
millions
of
Indians."