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African Group, LDC Group support proposal of India, S Africa at WTO for easing IP rules for COVID-19 Outlook February 24, 2021 22:39 IST African Group, LDC Group support proposal of India, S Africa at WTO for easing IP rules for COVID-19 outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Several members of the WTO, including the African Group and the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, have supported a proposal submitted by India and South Africa for relaxing certain provisions in a multi-lateral agreement on intellectual property (IP) with a view to containing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Vatican supports waiving some patent protections for COVID-19 vaccine
Feb 23, 2021 catholic news service
A man checks documents of a woman outside a vaccination center in New Delhi Feb. 13, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a meeting of the World Trade Organization Feb. 23, the Vatican joined several developing nations in calling for patent waivers and sublicensing agreements to speed production of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and equipment. (Credit: Adnan Abidi/Reuters via CNS.)
The Vatican threw its support behind an effort by India, South Africa and a host of developing nations to loosen international patent protections and speed up sub-licensing agreements for the production of COVID-19 vaccines, pharmaceuticals and personal protective equipment.