Biden administration supports lifting vaccine patent protections to better combat the virus in developing nations

Noah Pitcher( Global Politics Correspondent )

Noah Pitcher is a global politics correspondent for Today News Africa covering the U.S. government, United Nations, African Union, and other actors involved in international developments, political controversies, and humanitarian issues.

The Biden administration came out Wednesday in support of easing patent rules and waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, potentially expanding the global supply and combatting vaccine distribution inequality between rich and developing nations.