White House says work toward waiving COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property rights continues
White House says work toward waiving COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property rights continues
November 30, 2021; 2:36 PM EST
ABROAD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday the Biden administration is continuing to work on building a consensus toward waving intellectual property rights tied to Covid-19 vaccines.
Psaki said the administration recognizes the World Trade Organization is a “consensus-based organization” and it will take time to build such an agreement.
Reporting by Andrea Shalal; editing by Jonathan Oatis
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