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Canada should ‘join forces’ with U.S. to support waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents: expert
United States’ support of waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines is a “major first step” to aiding global efforts to end the pandmeic, one health expert says, but now it’s time for Canada to follow suit.Ananya Tina Banerjee, assistant professor in global health at McGill University, said she was “pleasantly surprised” by the announcement from the United States on Wednesday.“And we are hoping now Canada will join forces with the U.S. to really expand production of lifesaving shots around the world,” she said.