Waiver on Vaccine Monopoly Overdue
The ACBC Office for Justice, Ecology and Peace has signed a letter to Trade Minister Dan Tehan warning him against ignoring the need to waive COVID-19 vaccine monopolies. Intellectual property laws are stifling the global production of vaccines causing huge supply issues for countries and in turn vaccine rates of 7% in some African countries. The Office joins calls for the immediate waiver of these laws at the next World Trade Organisation meeting.
