By Billy Begas
House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Friday lauded the US government for supporting the international call to suspend intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines.
Romualdez said the “moral move” will fast-track the development, production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in every part of the globe.
“In the age of pandemic, world leaders now agree that nobody is safe until everyone is safe,” said Romualdez chairperson of the House Committee on Rules.
Romualdez also urged Philippine health officials to closely monitor and actively participate in global discussions on the campaign for waiving patent rules for COVID-19 vaccines.
“Let us be proactive and engage vaccine manufacturers in negotiations on how to avail of these patents for the Philippines. Procrastination in the time of crisis is unacceptable,” added the president of the Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).
He also underscored the need to support not just the waiving of patent protection for vaccines but also provide sufficient funding for researchers, medical experts and health workers.
“Our country is not bereft of brilliant researchers and practitioners in the medical field. Filipino health experts are at par with the best of the world…. It is time that we act in unison towards the same direction. Get the patent for COVID-19 vaccine. Mobilize funding support for the production of vaccines here in the Philippines. Make these vaccines free to Filipinos,” Romualdez added.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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