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Canada not "blocking" progress on COVID-19 vaccine patent waivers, but working on solution: Trudeau

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that Canada is working on a “consensus-based solution” around the question of waiving intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines.

“I can assure you that Canada is not interfering or blocking. Canada is very much working to find a solution that works for everyone,” he stated.

His comments followed news that the United States will support a proposal to waive IP protection to help boost the global COVID-19 vaccine supply. The European Union has also said it is willing to discuss the proposal.

The goal is to allow nations to produce more vaccines using formulas and manufacturing techniques that have already been established by pharmaceutical companies leading the global vaccination effort.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng also said that Canada was “ready to discuss” an IP waiver, but stressed the importance of protecting IP and the integral role industry played in developing the medicines. Ng added that Canada looks forward to a “speedy resolution” for “all barriers to vaccines.

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