Is There a 'Third Way' to Ensure Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for All Countries? The WTO head's âthird wayâ proposal is likely to undermine efforts at the TRIPS Council seeking a temporary waiver of certain IP rules that would augment the manufacturing capacity of vaccines. A vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses at a facility in Milton, Ontario, Canada March 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Osorio Trade06/Mar/2021 On March 1, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over as Director-General of the World Trade Organization. She is the first woman and the first African to serve as the Director-General of the WTO. These are indeed remarkable achievements that need to be noticed and celebrated.