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Even if WTO waives patent rights, no country can start making a Covid vaccine immediately


Even if WTO waives patent rights, no country can start making a Covid vaccine immediately
Nayanima Basu
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New Delhi: India, South Africa and many other developing countries will have to wait long before they can start manufacturing “copycat” versions of some of the world’s leading Covid-19 vaccines, even if the World Trade Organization (WTO) agrees to waive, temporarily, the intellectual property and patent rights on them.
While over 120 nations have supported the proposal, all 164 member countries of the WTO are yet to begin text-based negotiations on the matter in Geneva.
The US, after much dilly-dallying, Wednesday said it will “support” the move proposed by India and South Africa in October 2020, but commencing the negotiations will not be easy, sources told ThePrint. ....

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Khanya Maths & Science still shines after 21 years


A volunteer assists learners in the Khanya Maths & Science Club. Photo supplied
Khanya Maths & Science still shines after 21 years
An initiative that started as a small idea in 2000 at Albany Museum under Nonceba Shoba’s leadership has grown into a fully-fledged partnership between Rhodes University and GADRA Education. According to one of the coordinators, Mrs Joyce Sewry, the Khanya Maths & Science Club, which started with Grade 7 learners from Makhanda schools, was established in order to create interest among learners in doing and improving maths and science. 
In its second year, the Club saw growth as the Grade 8 learners wanted to continue with the Club, and it accommodated learners from grade 7 to 12. ....

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