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As much as I’m sure Gates is a cutthroat bastard, I’m sure this was about distribution. Without IP exclusivity there’s no incentive for pharma distribution.
by AbrahamParangi 6y ago
As much as I’m sure Gates is a cutthroat bastard, I’m sure this was about distribution. Without IP exclusivity there’s no incentive for pharma distribution.
- Imnimo 6y agoSalk's polio vaccine was successfully distributed despite not being patented. If there was no incentive without exclusivity, how was that accomplished?
- notahacker 6y agoSalk's polio vaccine wasn't distributed at cost price, was rolled out over years rather than months, and quality control issues meant thousands of vaccines with improperly inactivated virus actually caused polio in patients. Things have changed since then.
- elliekelly 6y agoDo you happen to know where I could read more about the logistics of the polio vaccine?
- notahacker 6y agoI haven't read any detailed treatment of the subject but the book described here sounds like it would give you a very good overview of the issues and regulatory consequences [1]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1383764/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1383764/
- anigbrowl 6y agoMy god, pure ideology /Zizek The incentive is in the form of cash money from governments. Nobody is asserting the Pharma companies should build and run a manufacturing pipeline for free.