Trade secrets, patents and vaccine supply

The World

The World Trade Organization is in the middle of a global battle over patent rights and coronavirus vaccine production. WTO director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala talks with The World’s Marco Werman about why vaccines aren’t reaching less wealthy nations and what can be done to scale up production.

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