WHO text swerves hard IP restrictions in future pandemics
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WHO text swerves hard IP restrictions in future pandemics

Rory O’Neill
July 20, 2023
Geneva / Switzerland - February 23, 2020: sign and logo of The W

The pharma sector may be sceptical but the latest text of the WHO’s pandemic treaty leaves the IP status quo largely intact

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