India on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's support for a proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines to help make them available to more people more quickly.

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India welcomes U.S. support over patent access for COVID-19 vaccines

A bold US bid to waive patents on much-needed coronavirus vaccines was strongly opposed by Germany on Thursday, threatening to derail the proposal that requires the consensus of World Trade Organization members to pass.

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Covid-19: US-Germany rift could scupper vaccine patent waiver

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S.’s sudden support for a waiver of patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines is headed for potentially thorny negotiations at the World Trade Organization over sharing the proprietary know-how needed to boost global supplies.“In terms of how soon the WTO can deliver -- that literally depends on the WTO members, collectively, being able to deliver,” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in an interview Wednesday. “I am…

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Welcoming the US support for global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, India on Thursday said it is hopeful that the waiver can be approved quickly at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with a consensus-based approach.

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India Welcomes US Support To Covid Vaccines' Patent Protection Waiver

BRUSSELS :The European Union is willing to discuss a proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, as  drugmakers fought their ground and their share prices slipped.

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EU supports COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver talks, but critics say won't solve scarcity

The waiver would lift the manufacturing exclusivity patent owning companies have and could could lead to faster production and higher vaccine volumes

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Aspen says it can produce generic Covid-19 vaccines in SA amid US support for patent waiver

International support grew Thursday for a US proposal to waive patents on much-needed coronavirus vaccines, a move strongly opposed by pharmaceutical companies which said it wouldn't fix the supply problems.

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Support Grows For Vaccine Patent Waiver As India Deaths Hit New Record

World Trade Organization director-general also welcomes decision by India, South Africa to revise waiver proposal - Anadolu Agency

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WTO chief welcomes US backing for COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver

World leaders welcomed the Biden administration's announced support for waiving patent restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines, the so-called TRIPS waiver, at the World Trade Organization. While this could be a breakthrough in the global fight against the pandemic, as White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara reports, it’s just the first step in a long and complicated process.

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US Support of Vaccine Patent Waiver is Only the First Step

India and South Africa have proposed a broad waiver from the Trips agreement’s rules on the production and export of vaccines needed to combat the Covid

India welcomes U.S. support over patent access for COVID-19 vaccines

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