COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver decision

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf international policy decision
gptkbp:aimsTo increasing global vaccine access
waiving certain intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines
gptkbp:appliesTo developing countries with existing manufacturing capacity
gptkbp:criticizedFor limited scope
public health advocates
slow negotiation process
gptkbp:date June 2022
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:WTO_member_states
gptkbp:duration 5 years (with possible extension)
gptkbp:excludes therapeutics
diagnostics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver decision
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:TRIPS_Article_IX
gptkbp:negotiatedBy G7 summit
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:India
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkb:TRIPS_Agreement
gptkb:COVID-19_pandemic
gptkbp:resultedIn limited waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
gptkbp:supportedBy developing countries
United States (from May 2021)
gptkbp:yearProposed October 2020
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MC12
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6