Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached a hard-fought agreement in the early hours of 17 June to offer even more flexibility on the intellectual property of Covid-19 vaccines (see EUROPE B12974A2). Part of the agreement stipulates that six months after the decision, members must decide on its extension to Covid-19 testing and treatment.
A group of developing countries put the issue on the table at a meeting on intellectual property at the WTO on 6 July. These countries...