Bolivia asks Canada to waive patent for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
The Canadian government is facing mounting pressure to waive the patent on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to allow a Canadian manufacturer to export a low-cost version to Bolivia.
Bolivian Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration Benjamin Blanco partnered with the federal NDP for a news conference to announce the country’s request has been ignored for months. “The bottom line here is saving lives. What we need to do is allow for Canada to be part of the solution,” Ashton said.Health Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada officials have met with Biolyse to discuss the compulsory licensing process and Health Canada requirements, according to a statement from Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne’s spokesman Tuesday.
Critics said the phone number associated with the program is out of service and the website listing the drugs applicable for the program has gone dormant. “In low-income countries around the world we’re seeing about four per cent ,” said Adam Houston, medical policy and advocacy officer for Doctors Without Borders Canada.Doctors Without Borders sent a letter to federal ministers this past summer to express concern about the impediments in Bolivia’s deal with Biolyse.
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