51 House Republicans to Biden: Reject TRIPS waiver compromise

A group of House Republicans are urging the Biden administration to reject a potential compromise on a waiver of certain World Trade Organization intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that such a deal would undermine U.S. national security. Vaccine information could easily be turned over to Russia, China or other U.S. adversaries if some countries are allowed to produce vaccines without receiving permission from rights holders, the lawmakers wrote in a letter on Friday to President Biden. “Russia and...