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In 1491 BC, it is said Moses began his ascent up Mount Sinai and his inevitable appointment with the Lord to receive the Ten Commandments.
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In 878, the Christian king of Wessex, Alfred the Great, defeated the pagan Viking warlord Guthrum at the Battle of Ethandun, ensuring that Christianity would survive in England.
In 1210, the magnificent cathedral in Rheims, France was destroyed by fire. Arson was suspected but never proven. Exactly one year later, in 1211, the cornerstone was laid for the complete reconstruction of the cathedral.
Total Covid-19 vaccine doses administered so far cross 15.5 crore
The world faces its worst health crisis in recent history. Johns Hopkins University puts the overall global COVID-19 caseload at 154.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.23 million. While some countries unite to put an end to the pandemic, some seemingly oppose the ideas in guise of policies and bureaucracy. Waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines could bolster the process of inoculations, especially in developing countries.
Shortly after US Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that US has agreed to temporarily lift intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, German Chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in against the idea. Merkel also casted her doubts on whether the US proposal will have enough international support to become a reality.
US backs patent waivers for Covid vaccine, but faces opposition at WTO
Arul Louis (IANS)
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The US has backed the request by India and South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive Intellectual Property rights for Covid-19 vaccines but it has been met with oppostion from some members of the body.
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the decision on Wednesday saying that President Joe Biden s administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protections for Covid-19 vaccines .
But the long-awaited decision will not result in an immediate waiver as a consensus will be needed at the WTO and, in the meanwhile, the Biden administration will work to increase the raw materials supply for making the vaccines, she said.
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