There are at least 450 million citizens in India who are below 18 years of age and there cannot be herd immunity without vaccinating them. In order to vaccinate them, the country needs 900 million more doses.

COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver: Options for India as EU remains divided

The United States has supported India's proposal on COVID-19 patent waivers which means vaccine recipes can be unlocked. India was pushing for it for several months.

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New Delhi has made four strategic moves: a successful TRIPS waiver, an unofficial ban on Huawei, customer restrictions on Amex and a potential trade deal with the European Union.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the support of the United States administration for a temporary and targeted waiver of intellectual property protections that applies to COVID-19 vaccines.

South African President Ramaphosa welcomes US support for waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents

Those critical of India’s and South Africa’s proposal argue that suspension of patents would not address the production and shortage issues.

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