The US suggestion for the lifting of patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines has significant implications for vaccine production as a whole," said a government spokeswoman.
The German government on Thursday stressed the importance of keeping patent protections intact, after the United States voiced backing for a waiver for
Covid-19
vaccines.
"The US suggestion for the lifting of patent protection for
Covid-19
vaccines has significant implications for
vaccine production as a whole," said a government spokeswoman, stressing that "the protection of intellectual property is a source of innovation and must remain so in the future".