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Vaccine Mandates in the Time of COVID-19


Jamison Chung, Aaron Kaufman, and Brianna Rauenzahn, featuring Carmel Shachar (Executive Director)
The Regulatory Review

The end of the COVID-19 pandemic may be in sight. Over 82 million Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the United States so far. In addition to the…

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Ruling on Murder Case by Judge Suffering From Dementia Will Stand, Court Says,” by


Joe Sexton, featuring Francis Shen (Senior Fellow in Law and Applied Neuroscience)
ProPublica

A New York judge has rejected the claim of a Brooklyn man who said his bid to have his murder conviction overturned was mishandled by a judge later found to…

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Why ‘vaccine passports’ could be complicated to pull off in the US


Alexis Keenan, featuring I. Glenn Cohen (Faculty Director)
Yahoo Finance

While both the European Union and China are committed to moving ahead with "vaccine passports," a government-mandated system for citizens to prove they’ve been inoculated against…

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Going Remote


featuring I. Glenn Cohen (Faculty Director)
Harvard Law Today

Last March, like countless others around the globe, Harvard Law School faculty faced a once-in-a-generation moment. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of the HLS campus, faculty had…

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A U.S. court ruling may force biologics makers to review patent protections


Ed Silverman, featuring Jacob Sherkow (Former Edmond J. Safra Center and Petrie-Flom Center Fellow)
STAT News

In a decision with broad implications for the pharmaceutical industry, a U.S. appeals court recently restricted wide-ranging patent claims for antibody treatments, a ruling legal experts say may force…

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The Ethics of Vaccine Tourism


Amanda McGowan, featuring I. Glenn Cohen (Faculty Director)
The World

What are some of the broader, and sticky ethical questions around so-called “vaccine tourism”? Host Marco Werman speaks to I. Glenn Cohen, a medical ethicist at Harvard Law…

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Vaccination Sprint Threatens to Leave Behind Minority Communities


Joanne Kenen and Brianna Ehley, featuring Carmel Shachar (Executive Director)
Politico

The race to vaccinate as many people as possible while more contagious coronavirus variants march across America is colliding with lagging efforts to steer shots to people of color and…

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States still can’t import drugs from Canada. Now, many are seeking to import Canadian prices.


Lev Facher, featuring Rachel Sachs (Former Academic Fellow)
STAT News

For years, former President Trump threatened to use foreign prices as a cap for what Americans should pay for drugs. Now that he’s left office without implementing the…

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Vaccine hesitancy is putting progress against covid-19 at risk


featuring Michelle Meyer (Former Academic Fellow)
The Economist

When the news finally comes it triggers a range of emotions. Most people told when and where they will receive their first shot of covid-19 vaccine speak of their relief,…

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Read more! The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics Announces Advisory Board


Petrie-Flom Center

February 11, 2021 – The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is excited to announce its new, interdisciplinary Advisory Board. The Advisory Board, which had…