The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Intellectual Property, Collaboration(s), Nationalism and Misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a national and global vaccine race. This Article examines the race with respect to contemporary frameworks for biopharmaceutical research and development. Specifically, this Article focuses on the effect of patents, pre-production agreements, public-private partners...

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Published in:Washington University journal of law and policy 2021-03, Vol.64, p.167
Main Author: Rutschman, Ana Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alliances and partnerships
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Economic development
False information
Health aspects
Immunization
Industrial cooperation
Influence
Information management
Intellectual property
Management
Nationalism
Pandemics
Pharmaceutical industry
Public private partnerships
Public-private sector cooperation
Race
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a national and global vaccine race. This Article examines the race with respect to contemporary frameworks for biopharmaceutical research and development. Specifically, this Article focuses on the effect of patents, pre-production agreements, public-private partnerships, and vaccine misinformation. This Article analyzes lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates for promoting vaccine affordability and equity, and suggests modifications to existing preparedness frameworks to prepare for upcoming outbreaks of infectious disease.
ISSN:1533-4686