Jean-Yves Le Drian says pandemic will haunt world for years without action by rich countries

The Covid-19 pandemic will haunt the world until 2024 unless the G7 focuses on increasing vaccine production, in part by facilitating it in Africa, the French foreign minister has said.

Jean-Yves Le Drian added there was a debate to be had about loosening restrictions on pharmaceutical companies’ patents, but the number one priority was increasing production.

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