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Activists, drug groups split over suspending Covid-19 shot patents


By John Miller
ZURICH (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization (WTO) council is meeting this week to discuss a proposal by India and South Africa that COVID-19 vaccine patents be suspended to speed up technology transfers to manufacturers with spare production capacity.
The idea seems simple, but some experts say it s not so clear cut. Below we lay out the reasons.
WHAT S BEING DISCUSSED?
In October, India and South Africa proposed suspending provisions of the WTO s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) Rights, or TRIPS, contending they hinder the COVID-19 fight and curb access to drugs.
Some 100 nations have expressed support, as has Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. ....

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