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Moderna's CEO on why he doesn't think waiving IP will increase mRNA vaccine supply: “If someone wants to start from scratch, they would have to figure out how to make

That sentence is:"It’s not clear developing countries even have the ability to manufacture large-scale, complex technologies like Moderna’s mRNA vaccine or Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody cocktail—let alone distribute them.&quo

This @WSJ Editorial Board piece, which has the jingoism of Rudyard Kipling's writings, deserves a fuller response. But in this thread I'm going to focus on one particular sentence in

Moderna has issued a statement in which they say they will not enforce their covid vaccine patents. They also provide information on the relevant U.S patents for their mRNA covid

Thread (1/14): Tomorrow, drugmakers will be testifying on the tactics the industry uses to prop up drug prices.Let’s take a look at the story of a poster child of patent

I want to break down what I and others mean when we say that pharmaceutical companies did not properly prepare for #COVID19 despite previous warnings we could have a pandemic.