UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in the name of human rights.
The first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa began in March 2021 in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, provided by by the COVAX Facility, the only global initiative that works with governments and manufacturers to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are available worldwide. UNICEF/Milequem Diarassouba