House Democrats push Biden to support, negotiate on IP waiver at WTO

More than 100 House Democrats have thrown their weight behind a proposed World Trade Organization waiver of certain intellectual property obligations for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, with half the caucus entreating the Biden administration to support the waiver as a moral, economic and public health priority. The waiver, which would allow countries to forgo a swath of commitments under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, has become a major political issue. While congressional Democrats and progressive...