Family queues in India during the lockdown (Photo: Pacific Press/Getty Images)
The Indian government said this Tuesday (12) that the G20 renounces Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of anti-COVID vaccination for humanitarian reasons to ensure “equitable access to vaccines”.
India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal made this statement during a speech at the G20 in Sorrento, Italy, according to the newspaper “Hindustan Times”.
According to the publication, the Indian politician called on the grouping of the world’s 20 largest economies to remove new trade barriers such as discrimination against vaccines or COVID passports to guarantee the provision of essential services.
“Our response to the pandemic needs to ensure equitable access to vaccines and other health care products related to Covid-19, ensuring rapid resolution of supply-side restrictions. One way to demonstrate this is the proposed TRIPS exemption (intellectual). The agreement of property) has to accept the rights of the World Trade Organization)”, he explained.
The waiver was proposed jointly by the governments of India and South Africa last year and sought to revoke patents for all WTO members to allow access to technologies needed to prevent, prevent or treat COVID-19. be sure.
Highlighting the need for early universal immunization against the disease, Goyal said, “The COVID-19 crisis is a powerful reminder of our interconnectedness and the need for a coordinated global strategy to overcome this unprecedented public health situation.” (ANSA)
