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Drugmakers charge that extending hard-won deal struck in June to include certain tests and drugs could lead to a broader unravelling of IP protections

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Less than a month after a hard-won deal was reached on a partial waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 ...

The UK government is set to throw away more than 40 million rapid Covid tests in the national stockpile as they have expired, media reports said.The disposal of lateral flow devices (LFDs) comes at a time when infection rates are once again ...

London, July 6 (IANS) The UK government is set to throw away more than 40 million rapid Covid tests in the national stockpile as they have expired, media

"We are deeply concerned that rich nations are negotiating to protect the interests of pharmaceutical corporations... whatever the cost to public health," said one campaigner.

Advocates say the agreement will do virtually nothing to address vast global inequities in vaccine and treatment access.

A World Trade Organization conference kicked off in Geneva on Sunday amid demonstrations in support of the TRIPS waiver.

Nearly 30,000 people have died daily from Covid since the World Trade Organization (WTO) initiated talks on relaxing Covid-19 vaccine intellectual property (IP) to make the shots more accessible, particularly in poor countries, according to a ...

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Nearly 30,000 people have died daily from Covid since the World Trade Organization (WTO) initiated talks on relaxing Covid-19 vaccine

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