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We are a long way from vaccinating the world. Could a patent waiver help?
We are a long way from vaccinating the world. Could a patent waiver help?
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25 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2021
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Podcast episode
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While the United States has made great strides in vaccinating its population, many low- and middle-income countries are far behind and lack the supply of COVID-19 vaccines they need. Matthew M. Kavanagh joins David Dollar in this episode to explain what could be done to increase the global production of vaccines, including a proposal to waive the World Trade Organization rules protecting the intellectual property for vaccine technology. Dollar & Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Send feedback to BCP@Brookings.edu and follow us at @policypodcasts on Twitter.
Released:
Jun 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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