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WTO to start vaccine supply negotiations amid clash on patents

Switzerland Geneva WTO headquarters

Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters World Trade Organization members agreed on Wednesday to start formal negotiations on a plan to boost COVID-19 vaccine supply to developing countries, but face rival proposals – one with and one without a waiver of intellectual property rights. South Africa and India, backed by many emerging nations, have been pushing for eight months […]