Vaccination

WTO agrees to lift Covid vaccine patents, but is it 'too late'?

The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to temporarily lift patents on COVID-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that the deal will have a major impact on global vaccination ...

Vaccination

WTO seeks shot in the arm with COVID jab IP idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines.

Vaccination

EU calls on US to push exports to counter vaccine shortage

The European Union called on the United States Friday to start boosting its vaccine exports to contain the global COVID-19 crisis, and said that the U.S. backing of patent waivers would provide only a long-term solution at ...

Vaccination

World trade body chief says vaccine inequity 'unacceptable'

The head of the World Trade Organization called Thursday for expanded capability in developing countries to manufacture vaccines, saying the gaping imbalance in access to coronavirus vaccines that mostly favors rich, developed ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Belgian port to test virus bracelets amid tech tracing fears

As the spread of the coronavirus eases and people gradually return to work pondering the impact it might have on their jobs, Europe's second-biggest port is getting ready to test a device aimed at helping thousands of people ...

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