Amid the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines reported by several states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dialled his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison and sought his support for global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines. Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Modi said: "Spoke with my friend Scott Morrison to thank him for Australia's solidarity and support for India's fight against the pandemic. We agreed on the importance of ensuring affordable and equitable access to vaccines and medicines, and discussed possible initiatives in this regard." "The two Leaders agreed on the need to ensure affordable and equitable access to vaccines and medicines for containing COVID globally. The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a comprehensive multilateral agreement on intellectual property.

Source: dna May 07, 2021 11:26 UTC