Covid vaccine patent waiver: China says it will support India, South Africa proposal for global IPR waiver for Covid-19 vaccines News


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- by admin BEIJING: China, which is actively pursuing vaccine diplomacy, said on Monday that it is “supportive” of India and South Africa’s proposal for a temporary waiver of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for coronavirus vaccines, asserting that Beijing will back all actions that are conducive to the developing countries’ fight against the pandemic. India and South Africa called for TRIPS waiver of certain intellectual property provisions of Covid-19 vaccines in a communication to the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) in October last year so that people in developing countries get access to life-saving vaccines and...