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Nations Closer To Pandemic Vaccine Framework, Key Negotiator Says

By Intellectual Property Watch

There could be some good news in 2011 for poor populations concerned about the impact of devastating pandemic diseases. Nations last week reached some breakthroughs behind closed doors in the sensitive international negotiations on finding a way to ensure all global citizens can obtain vaccines in the face of pandemics, according to a leading official in the talks. But some observers said problems remain in establishing clear rules for fair access and benefit-sharing of viruses and vaccines.

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Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on December 24, 2010 (boomark / email).