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South Africa urged to reject EU offer on COVID waiver

Leading economists have urged South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to reject an EU and US compromise that would provide a temporary waiver on the intellectual property rights on COVID vaccines, warning that “a bad deal is worse than no deal”.

Leading economists have urged South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to reject an EU and US compromise that would provide a temporary waiver on the intellectual property rights on COVID vaccines, warning that “a bad deal is worse than no deal." EPA-EFE/ELMOND JIYANE/GCIS HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES [EPA-EFE/ELMOND JIYANE/GCIS HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES]

Benjamin Fox Euractiv 22-03-2022 16:03 3 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project
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