India and US discuss revised proposal for TRIPS vaccine waiver SECTIONS Share Synopsis The focus of the revised proposal – also backed by South Africa – will continue to be ensuring “equitable, affordable and timely access” for all to the antidote against the virus, but it will be reworked to address concerns of some nations that the scope of the original proposal was broad and might hurt the interest of their pharmaceutical companies, people familiar with the developments said. Agencies Representative Image United States trade representative Katherine Tai has expressed her country’s support for India’s revised proposal for a waiver to certain intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines in a virtual meeting with commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal.