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Historic breakthrough
" for some, "
false good idea
" for others.
Washington created a surprise, Wednesday evening, by declaring itself in favor of the lifting of patents on anti-Covid vaccines.
The US administration, like the European Union, has so far opposed this request from emerging countries to accelerate global production of vaccines to stem the pandemic.
Several countries, including Morocco, Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan, say they have "
production capacities"
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Supported since October by India and South Africa, the idea is supported by a hundred countries, pushed by large NGOs including Doctors in Borders and international organizations.
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This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures
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said US Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
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The administration firmly believes in the protection of intellectual property,
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