{"id":2475,"date":"2022-03-17T11:08:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T11:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:08:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T11:08:11","slug":"wto-says-negotiators-made-major-steps-on-covid-vaccine-patent-waiver-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2475\/wto-says-negotiators-made-major-steps-on-covid-vaccine-patent-waiver-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"WTO says negotiators made major steps on Covid vaccine patent waiver plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".g3zso7nxm0.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6232c14b0ce87e491a0efe65.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">The director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says negotiators have made a major step towards a deal on waiving patents for <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?s=Covid+vaccine\">coronavirus vaccines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".g3zso7nxm0.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6232c14b0ce87e491a0efe65.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">India and South Africa argue that waiving vaccine manufacturers&#8217; intellectual property rights will boost production and get more jabs to poorer countries.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".g3zso7nxm0.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6232c14b0ce87e491a0efe65.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">They&#8217;ve agreed with the US and the EU on the agreement&#8217;s key elements &#8211; but some details need to be fleshed out and all WTO members need to back it.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".g3zso7nxm0.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6232c14b0ce87e491a0efe65.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">Pharmaceutical firms have criticised the process, saying that weakening patents when supply constraints had eased is a mistake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says negotiators have made a major step towards a deal on waiving patents for coronavirus vaccines. India and South Africa argue that waiving vaccine manufacturers&#8217; intellectual property rights will boost production and get more jabs to poorer countries. 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