EU's local and regional leaders call for patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines

Published on May 6, 2021

The European Committee of the Regions has called on the European Union to temporarily waive patents for vaccines against the COVID-19 virus, in order to curb the rapid spread of the pandemic. It also pressed for production in Europe to be increased and for an acceleration in the vaccination campaign across Europe.

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