The WTO and the Covid‐19 “Vaccine Apartheid”: Big Pharma and the Minefield of Patents

Unequal access to vaccines for the Covid-19 pandemic, also referred to as “vaccine apartheid,” has marginalized low-income countries again. In October 2020, India and South Africa proposed a temporary waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the prevention of Covid-19 at the World T...

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Main Authors: Stéphane Paquin, Kristine Plouffe-Malette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2023-03-01
Series:Politics and Governance
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/6177