U.S. wants COVID vaccine patent waiver to benefit world, not boost China biotech

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The Biden administration is examining ways to ensure that a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents to aid poor countries will not hand sensitive U.S. biopharmaceutical technology to China and Russia, responding to a chorus of concerns, U.S. and industry officials say.

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in boosting vaccine supplies. “It will unleash a scramble for the critical inputs we require in order to make a safe and effective vaccine. Entities with little or no experience in manufacturing vaccines are likely to chase the very raw materials we require to scale our production, putting the safety and security of all at risk.”

A senior Biden administration official said that while the priority is saving lives, the United States "would want to examine the effect of a waiver on China and Russia before it went into effect to ensure that it's fit for purpose." The contents of the document read to a Reuters reporter by an industry representative said the Biden administration believes it can address those concerns through the WTO negotiations, but did not specify how. The source added that some agencies in the Biden administration have conflicting views of how to address the concerns in negotiations that are expected to take months.

Pfizer and Moderna spokespersons did not respond to requests for comment on technology transfer concerns, while a Novavax spokesperson referred Reuters to the company'sopposing the waiver on Friday, which said proposals to "weaken intellectual property protections would not achieve equitable vaccine access."

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Not smart. Will increase demand on the key ingredients that are already scarce (280+ ingredients go into prepping Pfizer) creating potential shortages & disruptions while they learn. Instead the US should focus on getting vaccines from already established ones to all.

to benefit the world is to free the restricted material and know how skills

Why, the US govt and many elite democrats funded this lab. We should hold them responsible.

Well, if US wants...

This isnt happening as germany opposes. Your reporting sucks

So China will be exempt from this?

If there is no 'China'in west news literally, it seems not make it a piece of news...Lmao

thanks

omg who gives a s people are dying

China literally always on standby to bootleg whatever! 🤣

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