Covid-19 vaccines: Moderna heads for a clash with SA govt, WHO over patent claims

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Medecins Sans Frontiers and other groups want Moderna to abandon three patent applications filed years ago in South Africa. They say they could impede a WHO-backed effort to make messenger RNA shots for low-income countries at a hub in Cape Town. The patents effectively give Moderna the right to stop anyone from making or selling an mRNA vaccine, an expert says.

5 months ago·Sa, Spain

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Covid-19 vaccines: Moderna heads for a clash with SA govt, WHO over patent claims

Moderna is heading for a clash with the South African government and the World Health Organization over patent claims that vaccine advocates say could threaten the continent’s access to Covid-19 shots.

5 months ago·South Africa

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