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China backs talks on intellectual property waiver for Covid-19 vaccines Updated 2 hours 8:30PM The World Trade Organisation has for months faced calls to temporarily remove patent protections on Covid-19 vaccines, in a bid to get the jabs to poorer countries struggling to inoculate their people. – EPA pic, May 13, 2021. CHINA supports talks on waiving intellectual property protections on Covid-19 vaccines, Beijing’s commerce ministry said today, amid a global push to widen access to jabs. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has for months faced calls to temporarily remove patent protections on coronavirus vaccines, in a bid to get...
