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The WTO Stopped Millions of People From Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine

The WTO Stopped Millions of People From Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine A medical staffer administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on April 8, 2021, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Deaan Vivier / Beeld / Gallo Images via Getty Images By The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) have effectively blocked poor countries from accessing affordable COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The proposal on the table from India and South Africa — to waive the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) — would have forgone patents to significantly expand global vaccine production. Over 100 countries supported the proposal before it was blocked in March, and on April 14, more than 170 Nobel laureates and former heads of state and government sent an open letter urging President Joe Biden to back the waiver. Despite growing pressure, the U.S. has made no promises ahead of the next WTO meeting on

If the rich hoard the vaccine, the pandemic will drag on : Catholic health advocates urge the U S to take the lead on global distribution

A man receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Masaka hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, March 5, 2021. (CNS photo/Jean Bizimana, Reuters) Two problems have stymied efforts to get more people vaccinated against Covid-19 worldwide: Vaccine skepticism and vaccine scarcity. A coalition of 42 Catholic domestic and international health care providers and development and relief agencies was launched this month to address both of those challenges. The coalition will confront misinformation here in the United States and supply worries overseas, where poor nations so far have only been allocated a fraction of the doses they need to turn back the pandemic.

Sanders, Warren, 8 others tell Joe Biden to go for vaccine IPR waiver

Sanders, Warren, 8 others tell Joe Biden to go for vaccine IPR waiver © Provided by The Times of India NEW DELHI: Ten prominent American senators, including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, have asked US President Joe Biden to accept India and South Africa’s proposal for patent relaxations under the World Trade Organisation’s agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to enable countries to access drugs and vaccines and combat the impact of Covid-19. “Allowing countries to manufacture locally will expedite access to vaccines and treatment, prevent unnecessary deaths, expedite global vaccination efforts, and facilitate a stronger, faster economic recovery. Unfortunately, despite widespread support for its adoption, the Trump Administration led opposition to the waiver and, with a handful of other WTO signatories, has blocked its adoption,” the senators wrote on Thursday.

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