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Biden To Give Away 10% Of US COVID-19 Vaccine Supply As He Mulls Call For Patent Waiver

 
• By Brenda Sandburg

President Biden announced plans to increase vaccination in the US as members of Congress and industry press the administration to take steps to expand global access to COVID-19 vaccines. BIO proposes an alternative to the TRIPS waiver that would expedite export of raw materials and manufacturing supplies.

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US to give away 10% of its COVID-19 vaccine supply to the rest of the world • Source: Alamy

While President Biden is focused on expanding COVID-19 vaccination in the US, the battle over a proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines has intensified. Biden said he would make a decision on the IP issue and also noted the actions the administration is taking to boost the global supply of vaccines.

The administration has already committed to send 60 million doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s COVID-19 vaccine to other countries, starting this month and into June. "That means of all the vaccines we've produced for the United States at that time, we'll have given about 10% to the rest of the world,” Biden said at a 4 May press briefing

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