“The world is desperate for more Covid vaccines – patents shouldn’t get in the way” (op-ed in The Guardian)

Hi Everyone, I came across this op-ed in The Guardian about the patent restrictions on Covid vaccines that I thought was very timely. Amongst the obvious concerns that vaccine patents are getting in the way of manufacturing the needed volume, the author advocates for using “‘compulsory licensing'” to make the pharmaceutical industry allow local manufacturers to produce drugs after paying a licence fee. A Canadian pharmaceutical company is attempting to invoke compulsory licensing laws in order to start manufacturing Covid vaccines.

You can read the full article here.

Gray