Group files petition to WTO for universal access to Covid vaccine

Covid-19 vaccine.

If pharmaceutical companies hold on to their intellectual property, the Covid-19 vaccine may become unaffordable for most people. PHOTO | FILE

The World Trade Organisation has received a petition calling for universal access to affordable Covid-19 vaccines.

The petition was delivered virtually by Avaaz, a global online citizen movement, on December 9. It has more than 900,000 signatures from individuals around the world.