WHO urges members to start vaccine patent negotiations
There is still disagreement between countries over whether to waive Covid vaccine patents
There is still disagreement between countries over whether to waive Covid vaccine patents, in an attempt to boost production globally. Germany is the latest country to voice its opposition to the proposal. We hear from leaders around the world, and both sides of the argument for waiving patents.
Also in the programme, we speak to Shannon Poulin, corporate vice president at Intel, about how the company is dealing with the current shortage of semi-conductors.
And we hear how delivery drivers in Indonesia are using apps to conceal their real locations in order to secure more business, from Vice reporter Rida Qadri.
Rahul Tandon is joined throughout the programme by Alexis Goldstein, activist and financial reform advocate in Washington, and by Simon Littlewood, President of AC Growth Delivered, who's in Singapore.
(Picture: A syringe with vaccine. Credit: Getty Images)
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