Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion
David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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In the submission from Oxfam, it is maintained there is an estimated 15-billion dose gap in mRNA Covid-19 vaccine production in 2022. Mr. O'Connor said 10 billion doses had been administered and the "speed of Covid-19 vaccines production is outpacing their administration". There seems to be a contradiction there in that the need, according to Oxfam, etc., is for 15 billion doses for this year. Does Mr. O'Connor agree with that?