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Plain and simple. * USA acquires a Vaccine * USA Gov. gives the vaccine to some big pharma corp. * Big pharma will patent the vaccine * The world will be sued
by napolux 7y ago
Plain and simple.
* USA acquires a Vaccine
* USA Gov. gives the vaccine to some big pharma corp.
* Big pharma will patent the vaccine
* The world will be sued by big pharma if it come up with a vaccine
- aaomidi 7y agoYeah, the world will ignore the patent and do it's job.
- gamblor956 7y agoMany countries already have laws allowing them to ignore patents (issued by that country or by other countries) for essential medications. A COVID19 vaccine would definitely fall into that category. So unless there's something unique about the process of making the vaccine that is difficult to replicate, an "exclusive US patent" means nothing.
- aaomidi 7y agoYes a patent is nothing but a license. If you abuse it you lose it.