The Initial WTO proposal to waive all Covid-19 Vaccine Patents initiated by third world countries like South Africa and India was rejected by western countries, which would remove the patent protection of Covid-19 Vaccines.

But now, western countries are discussing the idea of waving the patent protection for the covid-19 vaccines probably because of the server situation in India.


Sources

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/biden-says-plans-back-wto-waiver-vaccines-2021-05-05/
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pharma-shares-reel-after-biden-backs-covid-19-vaccine-ip-waiver-2021-05-06/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-willing-discuss-covid-19-vaccine-patent-waiver-eus-von-der-leyen-2021-05-06/

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