As India struggles with COVID-19, waiving vaccine patents may help in the fight against the pandemic. Facing mounting pressure, the Biden Administration is now advocating for waiving COVID-19 vaccine patent protections to help reduce the reliance on exports. Meanwhile, a subcommittee hearing was held Wednesday on Capitol Hill with lawmakers taking on the rising cost of prescription drugs. Washington D.C. Correspondent Bofta Yimam joined "Start Your Day" with Sharon Reed and Mike Hill to discuss the cost of prescription drugs, which has been a point of contention for years. Yimasm reported that more than 100 million Americans struggle with diabetes and the price of insulin continues to rise. Those calling for change say it's an example of broken drug pricing.

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