The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Intellectual Property, Collaboration(s), Nationalism and Misinformation

Authors

Ana Santos Rutschman, Saint Louis University School of Law

Publication Title

Washington University Journal of Law & Policy

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a national and global vaccine race. This Article examines the race with respect to contemporary frameworks for biopharmaceutical research and development. Specifically, this Article focuses on the effect of patents, pre-production agreements, public-private partnerships, and vaccine misinformation. This Article analyzes lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates for promoting vaccine affordability and equity, and suggests modifications to existing preparedness frameworks to prepare for upcoming outbreaks of infectious disease.

Recommended Citation

Ana Santos Rutschman, The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Intellectual Property, Collaboration(s), Nationalism and Misinformation, 64 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y 167 (2021),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol64/iss1/12