Mainstreaming Reproductive Genetic Innovation
Four potential avenues for structuring a societal discourse on reproductive genetic innovation in the U.S.
Vaccines
-
Read more: Mainstreaming Reproductive Genetic Innovation -
Read more: The Secret World of mRNA: HDT Bio Corp v. Emcure and Access to Next-Gen mRNA The Secret World of mRNA: HDT Bio Corp v. Emcure and Access to Next-Gen mRNA
The future of public health in an “RNA world” is on trial in a trade secrecy dispute worth $950 million.
-
Read more: What Happened to the COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver? What Happened to the COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver?
The negotiations leading to the WTO Decision proved once again the inadequacy of the debate over intellectual property rights.
-
Read more: How the Unpredictable Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection Pose a Challenge That Tort Law Cannot Meet How the Unpredictable Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection Pose a Challenge That Tort Law Cannot Meet
Statutes of limitation present a significant hurdle for plaintiffs experiencing harms from COVID-19 infection.
-
Read more: Accessing COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines for Research: The Re-emergence of the Tragedy of the ‘Anticommons’ Accessing COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines for Research: The Re-emergence of the Tragedy of the ‘Anticommons’
COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers refusing to share samples may be the latest example of the tragedy of the “anticommons” in biomedical research.
-
Read more: The Supreme Court Threatens to Undermine Vaccination Decisions Entrusted to the States The Supreme Court Threatens to Undermine Vaccination Decisions Entrusted to the States
The Supreme Court seems poised to say that the existence of a secular medical exemption to vaccine mandates means a state must offer a religious exemption.
-
Read more: Sweet Land of Immunity Sweet Land of Immunity
But in the crisis, / immunities rained down, / Tossed freely around like candy at a 4th of July parade
-
Read more: Using Legal Preparedness to Minimize Liability Barriers to Accessing Pandemic Vaccine and Medical Countermeasures Using Legal Preparedness to Minimize Liability Barriers to Accessing Pandemic Vaccine and Medical Countermeasures
Inefficiencies in negotiating vaccine procurement agreements during COVID-19 could have been attenuated with greater legal preparedness.
-
Read more: Liability for COVID-19 Vaccine Harms: We Need to Do Better Liability for COVID-19 Vaccine Harms: We Need to Do Better
There are two key reasons why no-fault compensation is preferable to the regular torts system for handling claims of vaccine harms.
-
Read more: The Impossibility of Legal Accountability for COVID-19 Torts The Impossibility of Legal Accountability for COVID-19 Torts
Torts scholars reflect on questions surrounding whether and how entities might be held liable for the harms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
