As Omicron spreads, calls mount to waive COVID vaccine patents
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The emergence of the Omicron variant has reignited calls for patent waivers for COVID-19 vaccines to help developing nations get more jabs in arms as they battle to control the pandemic. Supporters say a waiver would save lives in poorer countries and help prevent the emergence of more deadly and resistant […]
Non-profit groups tell WTO to reverse “vaccine apartheid” before any meeting
Washington DC, USReuters More than 130 civil society groups largely from developing countries are calling for the World Trade Organization to cancel a ministerial conference next week and instead concentrate on approving an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. The groups, organised under a loose coalition called “Our World is Not For Sale”, said in […]