The Biden administration has officially backed calls to waive COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property protections for the sake of the public, saying the pandemic represents ‘extraordinary circumstances’ that require similarly extraordinary measures. Waiving the patent protections would boost production in developing countries. The support was announced by US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday, with the ambassador noting that while the …
The Biden administration has officially backed calls to waive COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property protections for the sake of the public, saying the pandemic represents ‘extraordinary circumstances’ that require similarly extraordinary measures. Waiving the patent protections would boost production in developing countries. The support was announced by US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday, with the ambassador noting that while the …
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