In shift, Biden administration announces support for waiving COVID-19 patents

The Biden administration announced this afternoon that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. The idea is that this would allow drug companies in other countries to produce vaccines using the technology developed by American pharmaceutical giants. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Elana Gordon to break down the announcement.

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