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U.S. reverses stance, backs giving poorer countries access to COVID vaccine patents

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals · 2:22 AM UTC

President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and more than 100 other countries, but angering pharmaceutical companies.

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