Updated
May 11, 2021
Biden To Support Waiving Patents For COVID-19 Vaccines
As vaccination rates increase in the U.S., developing nations which have sought the patent waiver for months are facing massive coronavirus outbreaks.
By Daniel Marans and Sara Boboltz
The Biden administration plans to support a temporary waiver on patents and other intellectual property rules preventing developing countries from mass-producing generic COVID-19 vaccines, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced on Wednesday.
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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the Biden administration s support for the waiver on Wednesday.
A group of developing countries led by India and South Africa was pushing for the move, which comes as a relief for global public health advocates.
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US joins call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patent protections
The Biden administration has officially backed calls to waive COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property protections for the sake of the public, saying the pandemic represents ‘extraordinary circumstances’ that require similarly extraordinary measures. Waiving the patent protections would boost production in developing countries.
The support was announced by US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday, with the ambassador noting that while the Biden administration believes in intellectual property protections, it ultimately supports waiving them in this case ‘in service of ending this pandemic.’
These extraordinary times and circumstances of call for extraordinary measures.
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