India, South Africa bid to ban COVID vaccine patents finds few takers in Latin America
By DW
30 June 2021 |
8:34 am
Latin America, which accounts for one-third of the total global COVID-19 deaths, is struggling to secure vaccines. The region's ambivalence toward a patent waiver for vaccines has left many perplexed.
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