IP Waiver Might Kick-Start China's Novel COVID-19 Vaccine Effort

As the US responds to calls to waive intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 vaccines, China is already moving ahead with some of its own mRNA candidates.  

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CHINA READIES MRNA VACCINES AMID US WAIVER OF COVID-19 VACCINE RIGHTS • Source: Alamy

Amid growing public anger over the perceived hoarding of excess vaccine supplies by richer nations and rising calls from South Africa and India to waive the intellectual property (IP) rights to the vaccines to improve global supplies, the Biden Administration finally said "yes."

The US government issued a statement on 5 May supporting the waiver of intellectual property rights to some of the...

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