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EU parliamentarians back India-South Africa s proposal for IPR waiver on COVID-19 vaccine patents
Media reports are calling the India-South African proposal as a nuclear option and it is already leading a divide in the already divided group. Representative image (Source: Reuters)
Updated: Feb 5, 2021, 07:06 AM IST
European Union Parliamentarians have strongly backed India and South Africa s joint proposal at the World Trade Organization for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccine patents in a letter to EU leadership. The letter by 14 EU MEPs or members of the European Parliamentarians has called for a moratorium on the suspension of COVID-19 vaccine patents.
Members of the European Parliament have backed a joint proposal by India and South Africa for waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccine patents.
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The letter seen by WION has asked European Union to support for India and South Africa s proposal at the WTO with the aim to guarantee widespread and equitable access to vaccines on a global scale
European Union Parliamentarians have strongly backed India and South Africa s joint proposal at the World Trade Organization for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID vaccine patents in a letter to EU leadership. The letter by 14 EU MEPs or members of the European Parliamentarians has called for a moratorium on the suspension of covid-19 vaccine patents.
The two page letter on Covid vaccine highlighted that, South Africa and India sent a joint proposal to the World Trade Organization requesting an exemption from patents and other intellectual property rights concerning drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, personal protective equipment, and other medical technologies throughout the pandemic and this proposal is still pending.