Labour peer proposes vaccine patent waivers during pandemic in health bill

Shami Chakrabarti amendment seeks to avoid future shortfall of vaccines in poorer countries Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage UK-registered patents and intellectual property rights on vaccines and medicines would immediately be waived in a pandemic under a proposed amendment to the health and social care bill that is backed by the People's Vaccine Alliance. The amendment, tabled in the House of Lords by the Labour peer, Shami Chakrabarti, is expected to be debated thi...