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Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Urge WTO to Approve Temporary TRIPS Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines

Global health advocates call on governments to lift intellectual property barriers to expand vaccine access amid the ongoing pandemic

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Ahead of the World Trade Organization meeting on December 10, 2020, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have urged governments to support a temporary waiver of certain TRIPS provisions. The waiver, proposed by India and South Africa, aims to enable broader production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, par…
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Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Urge WTO to Approve Temporary TRIPS Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines Ahead of the World Trade Organization meeting on December 10, 2020, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have urged governments to support a temporary waiver of certain TRIPS provisions. The waiver, proposed by... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/amnesty-international-and-human-rights-watch-urge-wto-to-approve-temporary-trips-waiver-for-covid-19-vaccines

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