EU 'ready to discuss' vaccine patent waivers

But she stressed that Europe's priority would be to boost global supplies, and implicitly criticised the US and the UK for limiting vaccine exports.

"The European Union is also ready to discuss any proposal that addresses the crisis in an effective and pragmatic manner," Ms von der Leyen told an online conference. "Next year, when we've increased production in our factories, we can ask ourselves this question," he argued. President Joe Biden had been under pressure to back the move, which could help poorer nations produce cheaper generic versions of the latest jabs.

He said it is a "reasonable worry" that companies are worried about sub-standard production but that safeguards can be put in place to ensure every product produced is of high quality.

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