AmericasCanada ready to discuss COVID-19 vaccine IP waiver, not interfering or blocking -Trudeau
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Healthcare workers prepare doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, which was authorized by Canada to be used for children aged 12 to 15, at Woodbine Racetrack pop-up vaccine clinic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Canada is ready to discuss an intellectual property rights (IP) waiver for COVID-19 vaccines and will not block one even though it stresses the importance of protecting patents, officials said on Friday.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines. Any such waiver would have to be negotiated through the World Trade Organization (WTO). read more
WTO vaccine waiver faces opposition, could take months to negotiate: experts WTO vaccine waiver faces opposition, could take months to negotiate: experts
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FILE PHOTO: Vials labeled “Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine” are seen in this illustration picture taken May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
WASHINGTON World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on a waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines could take months provided they can overcome significant opposition from some member countries, trade experts say.
The talks also are likely to focus on a waiver that is significantly narrower in scope and shorter in duration than the one initially proposed by India and South Africa last October.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian counterpart Scott Morrison
PM Modi speaks with Scott Morrison seeking Australia s support for intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 15:54 IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In a phone call with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought Canberra s support for the initiative taken at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by India and South Africa for global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines.
The two leaders agreed on the need to ensure affordable and equitable access to vaccines and medicines for containing COVID-19 globally.
Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Modi said: Spoke with my friend @ScottMorrisonMP to thank him for Australia s solidarity and support for India s fight against the pandemic. We agreed on the importance of ensuring affordable and equitable access to vaccines and medicines,
PM Modi discusses initiatives for equitable access to vaccines, medicines with Scott Morrison
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The two leaders agreed on the need to ensure an affordable and equitable access to vaccines and medicines for containing COVID-19 globally
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The two leaders agreed on the need to ensure an affordable and equitable access to vaccines and medicines for containing COVID-19 globally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Friday as the two leaders agreed on the importance of ensuring equitable access to vaccines and medicines, and discussed possible initiatives for it.