By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — France has joined the United States in supporting an easing of patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines that could help poorer countries get more doses and speed the end of the pandemic. With France's announcement Thursday, the waiver has backing from two countries with major drugmakers, but many obstacles remain. The United States' support for waiving the protections marked a dramatic shift in its own position and many thought it could lead to a breakthrough, drawing cheers from activists and complaints from Big Pharma. Still, even just one country voting against a waiver […]

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