This is reminiscent of what happened in 2008, when Roche was the only manufacturer of Tamiflu (Oseltamivir)[1] and the Indian drug company Cipla managed to get

This is reminiscent of what happened in 2008, when Roche was the only manufacturer of Tamiflu (Oseltamivir)[1] and the Indian drug company Cipla managed to get legal approval to release a generic clone of it called Antiflu in India. And the rest of the world followed soon enough. Governments can and do lift up patent protections in times of emergencies. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseltamivir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseltamivir