China says backs talks on IP waiver for Covid vaccines
Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2021
China supports talks on waiving intellectual property protections on Covid-19 vaccines, Beijing's commerce ministry said Thursday, amid a global push to widen access to jabs. The World Trade Organization has for months faced calls to temporarily remove patent protections on coronavirus vaccines, in a bid to get the drugs to poorer countries struggling to inoculate their people. The US ha
