Pfizer Chief Calls Patent Pool ‘Nonsense’, Fears Tussle Over Vaccine

Big Pharma Pledges No Profits During Pandemic, But Will Not Relinquish IP

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

Pharma will oppose a patent pool, but the world still needs a way to guarantee fair access to COVID-19 vaccines.

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The WHO-backed patent pool aims to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics will be available to all patients worldwide - but pharma says surrendering IP is not the solution

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