Sven Bostyn, ‘Why a COVID IP Waiver Is not a Good Strategy’

ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has a profound influence on all aspects of society. The development of successful vaccines in record speed is almost a miracle. But despite the successful development and approval of multiple vaccines, many people still die of this terrible disease, and there is an urgent need to see more vaccines manufactured and distributed across the globe.

The proposed COVID-19 IP waiver has been touted by some to be the perfect solution to a terrible problem. We all agree that there is a terrible problem of insufficient vaccines to inoculate the world population. An IP waiver is not a good strategy however, to tackle this crisis. There are multiple more effective solution conceivable which do not require a very disruptive IP waiver …

Bostyn, Sven, Why a COVID IP Waiver Is not a Good Strategy (May 10, 2021).

First posted 2021-05-12 16:40:13

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