LETTER: Global co-operation and IP protection will aid search for vaccines
18 May 2020 - 16:35
As member states of the World Health Organisation gather in Geneva on May 18 for the World Health Assembly, a global coalition of 31 think-tanks calls on governments to commit to open trade, collaboration and innovation in the fight against Covid-19 and future disease outbreaks.
The coalition is concerned that many countries are hoping to overcome the crisis with policies that have demonstrably failed in the past, including trade barriers, export bans and the expropriation of property rights...
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