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The US drug industry used to oppose patents – what changed?

  • Written by Joseph M. Gabriel, Associate Professor of History and Social Medicine, Florida State University

The United States, Europe and other wealthy parts of the world have already vaccinated large parts of their populations, yet vaccine rates in poor countries are lagging badly. That’s why the surprise announcement this spring that the United States will support waiving patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines is so important.

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