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February 24, 2021

U.S. Blocks Waiver on Vaccine Intellectual Property Protections
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Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is calling on the U.S. to agree
to a temporary waiver on intellectual property protections for
coronavirus vaccines. The U.S. is blocking an international move to
waive World Trade Organization rules, which require countries guarantee
drug companies' monopoly control, and contribute to vaccine nationalism.
As of last week, 130 countries had not yet received a single vaccine
dose.


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