Mary Robinson joins around 150 ex-heads of state in call for ‘people’s vaccine’

Former Irish president Mary Robinson. Photo: PA

Mary Robinson has joined more than 150 former heads of state and Nobel laureates in signing an open letter to US president Joe Biden calling for a “people’s vaccine” to end the pandemic.

India and South Africa have led the campaign, which calls for intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines to be waived so that production can be ramped up globally.