US to back SA proposal to waive vaccine IP protections at WTO
SA and India agree to revise proposal to temporarily suspend rules on IP rights for Covid-19 vaccines
05 May 2021 - 21:38
The US will support a proposal to waive intellectual-property protections for Covid-19 vaccines, joining an effort to increase global supply and access to the life-saving shots as the gap between rich and poor nations widens.
“We are for the waiver at the WTO [World Trade Organization], we are for what the proponents of the waiver are trying to accomplish, which is better access, more manufacturing capability, more shots in arms,” US trade representative Katherine Tai said in an interview on Wednesday...
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