More Pressure On COVID-19 Product Protections As Euro Parliament Backs IP Waiver

US & UK Make Pledges On Vaccine Donations

Expectations will be high after the COVID-19 product IP waiver plan took a big step forward and G7 leaders prepare for discussions on the global recovery from coronavirus, tackling climate change and other weighty subjects.

Train arriving at The Carbis Bay Hotel, Cornwall. The location for the 2021 G7 Summit
The G7 summit is taking place in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, UK • Source: Alamy

Obstacles to a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 medical products appear to be falling away after the European Parliament came out in favor of the idea, and a key World Trade Organization body voted to take the proposal forward.

In a resolution adopted on 10 June, the parliament calls for “proactive, constructive and text-based negotiations” on a temporary waiver of the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS

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