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Bolivia notifies to the WTO its need to import Covid-19 vaccines using TRIPS flexibilities
May 13, 2021
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The country can look at the possibility of imports from 50 members including India
Bolivia has formally notified to the WTO its need to import Covid-19 vaccines as part of its pandemic response that may be allowed using flexibilities in WTO intellectual property rules
This opens up the possibility of importing the needed vaccines from any one of around 50 countries, including India, that have put in place necessary domestic laws providing for the production and export of medicines made under compulsory licence, said an official release of the WTO on Thursday.