Vaccine game-changer? US moves to waive IP on Covid vaccines
5 May, 2021 11:07 PM
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The Biden-Harris administration in the US is moving to waive intellectual property protections for Covid vaccines. Photo / Bloomberg
The Biden-Harris administration in the US is moving to waive intellectual property protections for Covid vaccines. Photo / Bloomberg
Derek Cheng is deputy political editor for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz
The potential waiving of intellectual property protections on Covid-19 vaccines is being described as a game-changer that could help developing countries as well as New Zealand.
This morning US trade representative Katherine Tai said the Biden Harris US Administration will support waiving such protections.