Covid vaccines create 9 new billionaires
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Profits from Covid-19 jabs have helped at least nine people become billionaires, a campaign group says, calling for an end to pharmaceutical corporations’ “monopoly control” on vaccine technology
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Combined wealth of $19.3bn is enough to fully vaccinate all people in low-income countries
1.3 times
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1. Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna $4.3bn
2. Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech $4.0bn
3. Timothy Springer Founding investor of Moderna $2.2bn
4. Noubar Afeyan Moderna’s Chairman $1.9bn
5. Juan Lopez-Belmonte Chairman of ROVI* $1.8bn
6. Robert Langer Founding investor in Moderna $1.6bn
7. Zhu Tao Chief scientific officer at CanSino Biologics $1.3bn
8. Qiu Dongxu Senior vice president at CanSino Biologics $1.2bn
9. Mao Huihua Senior vice president at CanSino Biologics $1.0bn

*Company with deal to manufacture and package Moderna vaccine
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Sources: Oxfam, The People’s Vaccine Alliance, AFP Pictures: AP, Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS