Covid-19 vaccines must be shared around the world

WHO director of Global Alert and Response Mike Ryan cautioned against a too-swift re-opening of Irish society. Picture: AP

Ireland has a moral duty to ensure Covid-19 vaccines are shared with less well-off countries, according to Dr Mike Ryan, the Irishman heading up the World Heath Organisation’s fight against Covid-19.

Dr Ryan was awarded Trócaire’s Romero Award jointly with Dr Lilian Otiso, chief executive of Kenyan healthcare provider LVCT Health.