translated from Spanish: US extends release of Covid-19 vaccine patents

United States.- U.S. President Joe Biden spoke in favor of the extension of the intellectual property rights of Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization, in the face of the still health emergency of the virus. This was stated by the American representative after a speech at the White House, after being questioned by journalists about supporting the extension; “Yes, I’ll talk about that later today (Wednesday).”
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Hours later, U.S. Trade Representative Khaterine Tai announced biden’s administration position through a statement. Read more: Bill Gates would have lost $1.8 billion for his divorce from Melinda”This global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic demand extraordinary action… The government strongly believes in intellectual property protections, but supports the waiver of these vaccine protections for Covid-19 in service of ending this pandemic,” Tai added that the country would participate in negotiations with the World Trade Organization to address the issue, yet explained that it would “take time,” given its consensus-based nature. After the United States will show its position, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus celebrated the American country’s support for pandemic care.” I congratulate the United States on this historic decision,” Tedros wrote on Twitter, and called for work together to take advantage of “the ingenuity and commitment of the scientists who produced the life-saving Covid-19 vaccine”

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Original source in Spanish