Under an EUA, Can Businesses Require Employees and Customers to Get Vaccinated?
Can private businesses mandate that employees and customers receive COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use?
Vaccines
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Read more: What Does the Good News on the Vaccine Front Mean? What Does the Good News on the Vaccine Front Mean?
In the past weeks, three companies in advanced stages of COVID-19 vaccine trials reported good news. What does this mean?
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Read more: How are COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers Building Trust in the FDA’s Approval Process? How are COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers Building Trust in the FDA’s Approval Process?
Pharmaceutical companies are now also engaging the public themselves in an attempt to build trust in their products.
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Read more: Past Anti-Vax Campaign Provides Insights for Current COVID-19 Debates Past Anti-Vax Campaign Provides Insights for Current COVID-19 Debates
The anti-vax movement is dishonest, aggressive, and experienced in creating fear and doubt. These tactics are now being used in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read more: Compulsory Licensing for Pharmaceuticals in the EU: A Reality Check Compulsory Licensing for Pharmaceuticals in the EU: A Reality Check
To secure widespread access to a COVID-19 vaccine, many countries plan to seek refuge in a long-existing strategy: compulsory licensing.
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Read more: Deconstructing Moderna’s COVID-19 Patent Pledge Deconstructing Moderna’s COVID-19 Patent Pledge
In the high-stakes market for COVID-19 vaccines, it is worth considering what motivates a private firm to relinquish valuable IP rights.
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Read more: Why a COVID-19 Vaccine Shouldn’t be Mandatory Why a COVID-19 Vaccine Shouldn’t be Mandatory
We believe premature mandates won’t work. In fact, they could backfire spectacularly.
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Read more: How Does Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Work, and Who Is Funding Its Development? How Does Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Work, and Who Is Funding Its Development?
Moderna’s vaccine works using a completely novel mechanism, unlike any other vaccine currently approved anywhere in the world.
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Read more: COVID-19 Vaccine Advance Purchases Explained COVID-19 Vaccine Advance Purchases Explained
No vaccine for the novel coronavirus has been approved. Nevertheless, governments and organizations are making deals for tens of millions of doses.
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Read more: Is “Implied Consent” Ethically Permissible in WHO’s Malaria Vaccine Pilot Introduction? Is “Implied Consent” Ethically Permissible in WHO’s Malaria Vaccine Pilot Introduction?
By Beatrice Brown A recent BMJ article has exposed ethical concerns with the informed consent process in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) large, randomized cluster trial of the world’s first licensed malaria vaccine, RTS,S, known as Mosquirix. The study is being conducted in Malawi, Ghana, and Kenya, and 720,000 children will receive the vaccine. The…
