7 May 2021

EU ready to discuss call to lift patent protections on Covid-19 vaccines

From Morning Report, 8:20 am on 7 May 2021

The European Union has said it is ready to discuss any proposal about getting more vaccines out to the world, after the United States said it wants to see a temporarily lift on patent protections for coronavirus vaccines.

India and South Africa had proposed the plan in October - which they said would increase vaccine production around the world.

Edward Milller, who is the spokeperson for It's Our Future, a campaign group advocating for a more accessible 'people's vaccine', spoke to Corin Dann.