Vaccine patent waiver push takes centre stage in Geneva The NGO Doctors without Borders (MSF) has also been campaigning at the World Trade Organization for a waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents. Keystone / Martial Trezzini Richer countries including Switzerland are resisting a push for a patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccine technology. But developing countries, which have been left out in the vaccine race, are keeping up the pressure at the UN in Geneva. This content was published on April 3, 2021 - 10:00 April 3, 2021 - 10:00 Jamil Chade The largest vaccination campaign in history has reopened an old debate: does the monopoly on technology make sense in a situation of global crisis? In other words, does intellectual property need to be protected while millions die?