Billionaire Bill Gates has said he does not think that lifting patent protections on Covid-19 vaccines would be helpful. Former President and UN Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson has called for increased political pressure to waive the patents. We got all the rights from the vaccine companies - they didn’t hold us back, they were participating. Global Justice Now is a British organisation which campaigns on issues of social justice and development in developing countries. Visit our Covid-19 vaccine dashboard for updates on the roll out of the vaccination program and the rate of Coronavirus cases Ireland Read MoreIrish Independent

Source: Irish Independent April 26, 2021 19:05 UTC