The race to obtain regulator approval for the launch of the vaccine has entered its final stretch in India and the government is beefing up plans to immunize 30 million high-risk people in phase 1. Amid these developments, India and South Africa, backed by other low-income and developing countries, are …
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Before the WTO accepts a proposal from India and South Africa to waive patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (Brics) group has said it will work for “justice, fairness and affordability ”Vaccine distribution. During the Brics Summit on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the group to …
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Joe Biden’s election victory will be greeted with a sigh of relief by many US allies, whose trust in Washington was shaken during the four years of President Donald Trump’s combative “America First” approach to the world. The Biden administration is expected to quickly reverse course on parts of Trump’s …
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[ad_1] New Delhi: The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday announced that its CEO Roberto Azevêdo has decided to step down effective August 31, a year earlier than planned. Azevedo’s exit, whose second four-year term was scheduled to end in September 2021, comes at a time when the world is …
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