Angela Merkel rejects push to waive Covid-19 vaccine patent protections
The plan will create ‘severe complications’, says German government
06 May 2021 - 22:39
Berlin — German Chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in against a proposal to waive patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, backed by the US, casting doubt on whether the idea has enough international support to become a reality.
The plan would create “severe complications” for the production of vaccines, a German government spokesperson said Thursday in an e-mail. Without the incentive of profits from research & development spending, drugmakers might not move as aggressively to make vaccines in the future, the industry has argued. ..
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