Kenya backs US move on vaccine patents

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Nation | by Angela Oketch


The government has welcomed the United States’ support for a waiver on patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines, saying it is a generous move.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said Kenya has been advocating for the waiver for a long time as it presents an opportunity for the manufacture of more vaccine doses. Kenya, he added, is developing programmes that will make it possible to produce vaccines locally starting with a fill and finish infrastructure…

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