Biden Pledges Support for Covid-19 Intellectual Property Waiver

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Supporters attend the Rally for Vaccine Access for Everyone, Everywhere on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Eric Kayne/AP Images for Social Security Works) People around the world facing the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic have reason to feel more hopeful today. The Biden administration has announced support for India and South Africa’s proposal to waive intellectual property rules on Covid-19 vaccines “until widespread vaccination is in place globally. “These extraordinary times and circumstances ... call for extraordinary measures,” said US Trade…

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