What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

The Monkeypox Vaccine Monopoly

08.07.2022 - By Slate PodcastsPlay

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It makes intuitive sense for companies that develop a technology to hold its intellectual property rights. But in the case of vaccines and medical treatments, IP laws slow down manufacturing and distribution and give private companies the power to make huge decisions that affect public health globally.

Guest: Zain Rizvi, researcher for advocacy group Public Citizen, specializing in pharmaceutical innovation and access to medicine.

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