Article Title
How to Not Save the World From COVID-19: The Dire Consequences of Giving Away the Vaccine Formula
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The debate over giving away the COVID-19 vaccine formula is a political hot topic. Violating intellectual property law (patents) to give away the vaccine is a tempting option for aiding other countries in the current global health crisis. In actuality, many problems exist with this proposed solution, including violating intellectual property law, disincentivizing innovation, undermining confidence in vaccine safety, harming America’s geopolitical objectives, and inefficiencies. The United States can and should aid the world in obtaining vaccines, but it should not do so by waiving patent law and giving away the vaccine formulas.
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics
Volume
4
Issue
2022
Copyright
©2022 by Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Prouse, Tristen
(2022)
"How to Not Save the World From COVID-19: The Dire Consequences of Giving Away the Vaccine Formula,"
Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics: Vol. 4, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jucie/vol4/iss1/3