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Why Covid-19 vaccines should be a global public good and not be hoarded by rich countries
The joint temporary waiver proposal from India, South Africa, Kenya, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Pakistan, if adopted, will give the freedom to WTO member states to suspend the protection and the enforcement of certain types of intellectual property rights with regards copyrights, industrial design, patent and trade secrets for the prevention, containment or treatment of Covid-19, says KM Gopakumar, an expert on global intellectual property rights.
The primary objective of the waiver proposal is to facilitate the availability of Covid-19 medical products, such as personal protection equipment,
