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23 June 2022Sarah Speight

WTO's COVID deal: more vaccine ‘enabler’ than IP waiver?

After several days and sleepless nights, members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) finally agreed several key trade initiatives last week, including one that promises to suspend patent protection of the COVID-19 vaccines.

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