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Waiving Covid vaccine patents will NOT increase global supply, experts warn

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The Biden administration’s move to loosen patent restrictions protecting Covid vaccine makers’ secret formulas is unlikely to increase the global supply on its own, because it could take months or even years for nations like India and South Africa to build and outfit the necessary facilities and secure raw materials experts say.  And they suspect … Read more

US supports waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

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The Biden administration is throwing its support behind efforts to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to speed the end of the pandemic. United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the government’s position in a Wednesday statement, amid World Trade Organization talks over easing global trade rules to enable more countries … Read more