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India Coronavirus Dispatch: AstraZeneca vaccine is key even at 70% efficacy

Why vaccines should be a public good, Keeping indoor air clean can reduce spread of SARS-CoV-2, and is favipiravir good for Covid-19?-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

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There are more success factors to consider than efficacy in Astrazenca Vaccine

Bharath Manjesh New Delhi
Why Covid-19 vaccines should be a global public good and not be hoarded by rich countries

The joint temporary waiver proposal from India, South Africa, Kenya, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Pakistan, if adopted, will give the freedom to WTO member states to suspend the protection and the enforcement of certain types of intellectual property rights with regards copyrights, industrial design, patent and trade secrets for the prevention, containment or treatment of Covid-19, says KM Gopakumar, an expert on global intellectual property rights.

The primary objective of the waiver proposal is to facilitate the availability of Covid-19 medical products, such as personal protection equipment,

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