There’s no logic in our health policy approach, which gyrates from one issue or fad to another

Martin Wolf: The US risks reversing nine decades of hugely successful policy that lifted tens of millions out of poverty

Deal delivers a significant blow to vaccine manufacturers but some say it doesn’t go far enough

Initiative aimed at boosting employment and weeding out cheap competition

London Letter: Light cast on exit from body in which UK not ‘influential founder member’

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Smart Money: The risk is the free-trade agreement negotiated so painstakingly could fall apart

Deal lauded as reset in relations under Biden administration that will boost trade

Just 1.2% of the African population are fully vaccinated, according to the WHO

Common feature of all proposals is a substantial tax on emissions from fossil fuels

Key pressure facing businesses and governments is the pace of required action

Cantillon: Balancing costs of research and needs of poorer countries is a challenge

Supporters see waiver as vital in supply of vaccines to developing countries

Two Ministers back US support for patent waiver opposed by pharmaceutical industry

President Higgins welcomes move as one of ‘immense moral significance in international policy’

Six pharmaceutical plants in Ireland capable of producing vaccines if given knowldge, report states

Boost for Kerrygold and Baileys as US tariffs lifted

Irish organisations’ open letter to Taoiseach says ‘united action’ needed on Covid-19

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Group did not agree on an approach to share stocks of Covid-19 vaccines