Former President and UN Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson has called for "political pressure" in support of an international campaign for intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines to be waived, so that production can be increased across the globe.
Mrs Robinson was speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime programme after joining more than 150 heads of state and Nobel laureates in signing an open letter to US President Joe Biden, calling for the patents to be waived.
The Chair of the Elders said a Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver is required to address the "inequity and unfairness in access to vaccines in our world".