The Push For Global Vaccination May Start With Waiving Patents

But drug companies are slow to relax their grip on their intellectual property.

The majority of anti-vaccine claims on social media trace back to a small number of influential figures, according to researchers.
The majority of anti-vaccine claims on social media trace back to a small number of influential figures, according to researchers.
The majority of anti-vaccine claims on social media trace back to a small number of influential figures, according to researchers.
The majority of anti-vaccine claims on social media trace back to a small number of influential figures, according to researchers.

The Push For Global Vaccination May Start With Waiving Patents

But drug companies are slow to relax their grip on their intellectual property.

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The Biden Administration joins more than 100 countries seeking to set aside vaccine patents to expand access to poorer nations. But drug giants are slow to relax their grip on their intellectual property.

Reset checks in with Stephanie Goldberg of Crain’s Chicago Business on the push to temporarily waive vaccine patents to change the course of the pandemic.

GUEST: Stephanie Goldberg, Crain’s Chicago Business health care reporter