Trudeau: Canada is looking for COVID-19 vaccine patent 'consensus'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will consider waiving vaccine makers' intellectual property rights, signalling that Canada is caught in the middle of an ideological dispute with other countries.

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[misterfunnybones]

The consensus is that there's no consensus.

[wojtekjakub]

Don't worry about my health. Worry about yours.

[IDIOMRADIO]

Is this about saving lives or creating revenue streams?

[morazfam]

This isn't about helping Canadian its about ruining their lives. Ruining their businesses ruining the economy as a whole then. Offering a solution that will be "good to have". Then you lose everything you own

[luxomoore]

I don't think I've encountered a CBC Youtube video with a thumbs up in years. If you work at CBC, and you're reading this, does it bother you that so many Canadians think your employer is a parasite?

[rubygreta]

Niagara Falls NY is open for business. Niagara Falls, On is shut down, including GOLF COURSES.

Toronto closed. NYC open. Hamilton closed. Buffalo open.

Something really stinks in Ontario.

[jessd]

I have never felt so horrendously disappointed in the quality of journalism in this country since the pandemic began. Please CBC - recruit some high quality health journalists who can ask the pressing questions, provide quality analysis and hold this nations leaders to account.

[joseph-fernando-piano]

What a disgrace when Canada is falling behind the US when it comes to compassion and humanity...

[cidaliaborges]

Shameful people over profits..Shameful Trudea

[gunzshy]

How much money is enough! Ya they made billions maybe even trillions...

[peterheroux]

Just checking to make sure THUMBS DOWN have it! Ta Ta.

[JosheyG]

The consensus is we want tredeau to back down and move his entire family away from this country.

[mikeandlynnwemyss]

We tax payers are paying for this . I'm not taking any shot unless you tell me what's in it .

[cidaliaborges]

Companies used taxpayers money that's our money not the Companies

[cindylouheaman]

Anyone that makes money off the suffering of others, deserves to vanish. Don't care about the how.

[Suezeeknits]

From the information I've read from both companies is 21 days for Pfizer and 28 for Moderna between dose 1 and 2 and if necessary 42 days at most based on the trials. What is the point of the trials if we are just going to ignore the recommendations based on them? I understand we just didn't have the supply but now we are getting more and more supply. A question I would like to see answered from a medical expert, not a politician, is if people have only partial immunization with one dose because of the delay between doses here in Canada could that possibly produce more dangerous coronavirus variants? In the long run wouldn't it make sense to circle back around and give the 2nd dose in the recommended timeframe as was done in the trials?

[rocr]

Justine switches to French when talking about job losses. What a coward.

[shangron]

The formula is useless if we cannot manufacture it, have we achieved that yet? Our lack of manufacturing is why we are having 2nd wave troubles.

[angelasenisi]

I don’t understand why in Italy for example, the second dose of Pfizer is two weeks after the first and I’m waiting since March for August.

[joypaquette]

The count of cases recovered from COVID-19 in Canada was 1, 159, 506 as of May 6, 2021.