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Sen. Bernie Sanders says US drug companies should relinquish intellectual property rights to COVID-19 vaccines because ‘millions of lives are at stake around the world’ – Business Insider Australia
"There is something morally objectionable about rich countries being able to get their vaccines," Sanders said of the COVID-19 shots, calling for action from the…
- Sen. Bernie Sanders repeated calls for pharmaceutical companies to relinquish intellectual property rights to COVID-19 vaccines.
- If companies like Pfizer and Moderna relinquished IP rights, their vaccines could be produced globally.
- But the companies have opposed these calls, claiming risks to vaccine safety.
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday called for drug companies to waive intellectual property rights to their COVID-19 vaccines so that the inoculations…
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