South Africa bags first mRNA tech transfer hub; The EU's push for a declaration at the WTO

Newsletter Edition #65 [The Weekly Primer]

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Summer is here in Geneva, which has already been blazing with world-turning events. As a third wave rages in Africa, WHO is hitting the right cues but it is not clear whether on-going efforts will effectively address the challenge of vaccine equity - an objective that straddles many actors and power centers.

The WTO is in the thick of negotiations on…