Compulsory licensing and access to future Covid-19 vaccines

Since the recent World Health Assembly failed to declare future Covid-19 vaccines a global ‘public good’, they are confirmed as private (intellectual) property and will be subject to patent rights protection as a pharmaceutical product. This confirmation could, however, trigger concerns about access to vaccines on the grounds of public health, which is a valid … Continue reading Compulsory licensing and access to future Covid-19 vaccines