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Pfizer’s Bourla On Paxlovid Patent Deal And Why A Similar Approach Won't Work For Comirnaty

 
• By Alaric DeArment

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla discussed the emergency use authorization filing for Paxlovid, expanding access to the COVID-19 pill in lower income countries and booster shots, at the STAT Summit.

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla discussed the latest news about the company's COVID-19 pill at the STAT Summit • Source: Shutterstock

As Pfizer Inc. announced both the submission of the emergency use authorization filing for Paxlovid and signed a licensing agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), CEO Albert Bourla offered an explanation for why Pfizer has shared the IP for the oral drug but not for the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty.

Bourla spoke at the STAT Summit on 16 November, the same day that Pfizer said it had submitted its EUA application for Paxlovid to the US Food and Drug Administration and announced the deal with the MPP to expand access to the drug in low- and middle-income countries (Also see "Could This Be Pfizer’s Biggest Week At The US FDA For COVID Products?" - Pink Sheet, 17 November, 2021

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