rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/merkel-trips-waiver?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-merkel-trips-waiver' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch https://actionnetwork.org/groups/gtw-action https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/312/621/original/2021_07_Merke_Action.png German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting President Biden next week, and it may be our best chance to put pressure on her to support a waiver of the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS rules to unlock the intellectual property barriers now limiting global access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. In May, the Biden administration made a historic announcement supporting the temporary waiver, but the European Union, led by Germany, continues to oppose the waiver. Whether Germany joins the rest of the world and helps end the pandemic or continues prioritizing the profits of pharmaceutical corporations over millions of people’s lives is up to us. TAKE ACTION: Enter your info to send an automated email to Chancellor Merkel demanding that Germany stop blocking the TRIPS waiver now. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/merkel-trips-waiver