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> It is not a matter of not willing to share, but a capacity problem. All production is fully bought up. Throwing more money at it won't increase the supply. T
by alsetmusic 5y ago
> It is not a matter of not willing to share, but a capacity problem. All production is fully bought up. Throwing more money at it won't increase the supply.
This is why we should suspend IP / patent protection and increase production.
- prox 5y agoThat has already happened I think, but creating a new pipeline is hard. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/covid-vaccines-what-is-patent-waiving-and-will-it-solve-the-global-shortage https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/covid-vaccines...
- T-A 5y agoSuspending IP protection does nothing to increase production capacity.
- jlmorton 5y agoModerna has said for over a year that anyone is free to use their IP. Intellectual property has precisely zero to do with production capacity.
- amluto 5y agoThere’s IP and then there’s IP. If Moderna published their complete protocols, cell lines, etc and allowed any qualified manufacturer to pay $5k/hr to consult with Moderna experts on how exactly to manufacture the vaccine, I wonder if there would be more supply.