US, EU block India's fight for IPR waiver for Covid drugs

The US, European Union, the UK and Switzerland, along with Brazil, have not supported India and South Africa's proposal at the World Trade Organisation for a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights to address drug and other issues related to Covid-19. However several developing countries, including China & Pakistan, have backed the proposal, which is still on the table but needs to be ratified by the WTO Trips Council by the end of the year.

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