Trade restrictions are delaying the COVID response. The WTO must act
Tariffs and export restrictions have delayed the distribution of vaccines, therapies, and diagnostics needed to fight the pandemic Image: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Jennifer Brant
CEO, Innovation Insights
Thaddeus Burns
Head of Life Science Government & Public Affairs, Merck
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