Global Health Policy

US Backs Waiving Patents on COVID Vaccines

In a historic move, the US government has today announced its support for waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines, a measure aimed at boosting supplies so that people around the world can get the shots, says an article published in Nature.

“The extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures,” said US Trade Representative Katherine Tai in a statement.

Vaccines to make it Legal through Patents

The move comes on 5 May, the first of a two-day meeting of...

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Global COVID-19 Response: Countries Call for Independent Virus Probe!

  • Australia was the first nation to call for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. The Government is claiming credit for “toughening up” the initial proposal suggested by the EU.
  • More than 100 countries, led by the European Union and Australia, have backed a resolution to independently review the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • The WHO said an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty...

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