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Angela Merkel rejects US move to waive patents on vaccines

German leader warns loosening of trade rules threatens production of Covid-19 therapies

Angela Merkel has expressed opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to suspend intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, saying it would have “serious implications” for vaccine production worldwide.

The German chancellor said the limiting factors in vaccine supply were “production capacities and the high quality standards, not the pate