The Health 202: Whether to waive coronavirus vaccine patents will be front and center this week Alexandra Ellerbeck
with Paige Winfield Cunningham The United States is under heavy pressure to help suspend intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines.
It ll be a hot topic as the World Trade Organization holds its general meeting this Wednesday. A temporary patent waiver on the vaccines would let more companies produce them. The U.S. has joined several other wealthy countries in blocking a proposal spearheaded by South Africa and India for a temporary patent waiver on the vaccines. The waiver would allow companies around the world to produce generic versions of coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics for a temporary time without having to worry about being sued for intellectual property violations.
The Health 202: Whether to waive coronavirus vaccine patents will be front and center this week Alexandra Ellerbeck
with Paige Winfield Cunningham The United States is under heavy pressure to help suspend intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines.
It ll be a hot topic as the World Trade Organization holds its general meeting this Wednesday. A temporary patent waiver on the vaccines would let more companies produce them. The U.S. has joined several other wealthy countries in blocking a proposal spearheaded by South Africa and India for a temporary patent waiver on the vaccines. The waiver would allow companies around the world to produce generic versions of coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics for a temporary time without having to worry about being sued for intellectual property violations.