Consider compulsory license for Covid-19 vaccine, laws for IP financing, piracy: Panel to govt

UPSC Practice recommends Consider compulsory license for Covid-19 vaccine, laws for IP financing, piracy: Panel to govt.

It said: “The government should delve into the prospect of temporarily wavering patents rights and issuing Compulsory Licensing to tackle the inadequacy in availability and accessibility of Covid-19 vaccines and drugs during an emergency like situation induced by the pandemic”.

Courtesy: News-Economic Times

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