We Can’t Trust Big Pharma to Make Enough Vaccines

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

2021

Keywords

Vaccines, COVID-19, Pharmaceutical Industry, Global Health

Abstract

lmost everyone agrees the world needs more Covid-19 vaccines. As we write, some countries have yet to administer even a single dose of vaccine, and current projections suggest many countries will have to wait until 2023 to start widespread vaccination.

Yet debate rages as to why the world is short on vaccines, and what barriers need to be overcome in order to make and distribute more. Intellectual property has become a flashpoint in the discussion.

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