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lemsip Fri 11-Mar-22 16:58:48

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10603057/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-sign-letter-criticising-Britain-covid-jabs.html
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are campaigning for Britain to work with pharmaceutical companies to waive intellectual property rights on the life-saving jabs in the latest flashpoint between Harry and his home country.

In an open letter published this afternoon, Meghan, Harry and other signatories warned 'the pandemic is not over', and blamed 'self-defeating nationalism, pharmaceutical monopolies and inequality' for the entire world not being vaccinated by now.

Jaxjacky Fri 11-Mar-22 20:15:21

You know that ‘ad’ on the BBC, well to quote the lady - booooring.

AGAA4 Fri 11-Mar-22 19:57:04

They do keep sticking their heads above the parapet don't they?

Callistemon21 Fri 11-Mar-22 19:42:29

NotTooOld

I thought the UK had already given away zillions of jabs?

The AZ vaccines are cheap in comparison to those produced in other countries, hence there have been false rumours spread about their safety and efficacy.

M&H should stick to what they know.

They really are irrelevant, it's only Henry's ex-royal status which attracts attention.

volver Fri 11-Mar-22 19:37:45

Germanshepherdsmum

The Mail has gone up in my estimation volver.

What, for making things up and spreading disinformation? OK ??‍♀️

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 11-Mar-22 19:33:04

The Mail has gone up in my estimation volver.

maddyone Fri 11-Mar-22 19:31:41

GillT57

I feel sorry that intelligent and sensible comments of Gordon Brown and others has been tainted by the "look at me!" celebrity antics of this pair.

Have we had the gift of their wisdom on the Ukraine atrocity yet?

I agree with this too. Any pronouncements by Harry and Meghan probably give the subject the kiss of death. They’d do more for the world vaccination programme if they kept quiet about it. In my opinion.

maddyone Fri 11-Mar-22 19:28:24

M0nica

To be honest I couldn't give a damn what this pair of has-beens have done. ignore them.

Quite! Totally agree.

volver Fri 11-Mar-22 19:08:00

Germanshepherdsmum

Why only Britain?

Not only Britain, although if you read the Daily Mail you'd think so.

Its almost as if the Mail have decided to make things up about this couple so that the gullible believe it.

That couldn't be the case, could it?!?!?!?

FoghornLeghorn Fri 11-Mar-22 19:06:28

They sign things, they write letters instructing people what they should do, they pontificate endlessly. Do they actually DO anything worthwhile? It takes a couple of monstrous egos to think that the world should listen to their endless and ignorant rants.

Charleygirl5 Fri 11-Mar-22 18:53:00

I wish to God they would shut up, preferably permanently.

Sparklefizz Fri 11-Mar-22 18:48:19

Germanshepherdsmum

Why only Britain?

Because we are the baddies as far as H & M are concerned.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 11-Mar-22 18:45:45

Why only Britain?

Chewbacca Fri 11-Mar-22 18:34:23

I wonder why they haven’t made public an open letter to them?

Because it wouldn't gather the volume of publicity that they crave.

Zoejory Fri 11-Mar-22 18:32:28

It's not so simple, Harry and Meghan!

There is dear, wariness and scepticism in certain nations . Do some research and try to work out that problem

www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/world/africa/coranavirus-vaccine-hesitancy-africa.html

Jane43 Fri 11-Mar-22 18:24:26

The ethical banking company they partnered up with have considerable investments in companies that manufacture vaccines. I wonder why they haven’t made public an open letter to them?

GillT57 Fri 11-Mar-22 18:14:10

I feel sorry that intelligent and sensible comments of Gordon Brown and others has been tainted by the "look at me!" celebrity antics of this pair.

Have we had the gift of their wisdom on the Ukraine atrocity yet?

Anniebach Fri 11-Mar-22 17:55:40

If we ask the universe to tell him to shut up would he listen ?

Jaberwok Fri 11-Mar-22 17:46:32

Can't somebody tell these two just to SHUT up!

Chewbacca Fri 11-Mar-22 17:29:44

That's not the point NotTooOld; M & H haven't been in the news for an hour and a half and needed some more publicity.

NotTooOld Fri 11-Mar-22 17:26:16

I thought the UK had already given away zillions of jabs?

Chewbacca Fri 11-Mar-22 17:25:58

grin Robin49

Ilovecheese Fri 11-Mar-22 17:25:16

Gordon Brown has written about this. The pandemic will never be over unless we can vaccinate people all over the world. The only way to do so is to make the vaccine dirt cheap. Remember " no one will be safe until we are all safe"

Robin49 Fri 11-Mar-22 17:22:30

Oh bog off Harry and Meghan

Josieann Fri 11-Mar-22 17:21:55

It's a valid point made in the letter though.
I don't think H & M had anything to do with the actual writing of it. Just added their names.

NotTooOld Fri 11-Mar-22 17:18:44

Oh, really, have they nothing better to do? Surely sending out 'open letters' is hardly a way of avoiding publicity.