UNCTAD supports India, South Africa proposal to waive off global IP provisions
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“This waiver will ensure that intellectual property rights do not restrict rapid scaling up of manufacturing and do not hinder an equitable and affordable access to vaccines and treatments throughout the globe,” UNCTAD said in the paper, adding that multiple manufacturers can start producing viable vaccines simultaneously through this.
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The paper represents the authors’ views and not of UNCTAD secretariat, the Geneva-based multilateral agency said.
A research paper by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has supported the joint proposal by India and South Africa that urges the World Trade Organization to grant a temporary waiver of the specific provisions of the global intellectual property rights (IPR) agreement for unhindered supply of vaccines and medical products to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
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U.S. lawmakers and other influential voices have been calling for the U.S. to donate its spare vaccines to countries like India, particularly some of the tens of millions of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.
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U.S. lawmakers and other influential voices have been calling for the U.S. to donate its spare vaccines to countries like India, particularly some of the tens of millions of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.
The Biden administration has said that the government of India did not request it for ready-to-use vaccines, as pressure has been mounting on the U.S. to give out vaccines to countries such as India, which is in the throes of a massive COVID-19 outbreak. A senior administration official told
USTR Katherine Tai discusses WTO, India with AstraZeneca and Pfizer heads
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There was a specific discussion around the COVID-19 wave currently underway in India during Ms Tai’s meetings
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There was a specific discussion around the COVID-19 wave currently underway in India during Ms Tai’s meetings United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai met with the heads of vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and AstraZeneca on Tuesday and discussed the role of developing countries in addressing global gaps in vaccine production and distribution. There is growing pressure on the U.S. both at home and abroad to support an Indian and South African initiative at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that will waive intellectual property rights temporarily to address COVID-19 related medical shortages.
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