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By insisting COVID-19 vaccines remain under the control of big pharmaceutical companies under their TRIPS-mandated 20-year monopoly patents, the WTO has effectively restricted access to these life-saving vaccines especially for countries who need them the most.
The Biden administration is facing renewed questions about its global coronavirus strategy, with international infections climbing and the new omicron variant poised to tear across the world.
Four tributes from across the world — from members of the government sector, NGOs, media and academia.
Moderna projects $18 billion in sales as a handful of countries block an international patent waiver for vaccines.
India contests that the draft proposal completely ignores developing country concerns, like ensuring food security, in the wake of a pandemic.