FRAND Terms for Pandemic-essential Intellectual Property Rights
The use of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms in the licensing of intellectual property rights could foster cooperation in pandemics.
Vaccines
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Read more: The CMS Vaccine Mandate: The Nationwide Injunction and What It Means The CMS Vaccine Mandate: The Nationwide Injunction and What It Means
The ruling casts uncertainty over upcoming deadlines for vaccination compliance.
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Read more: Promote Trust, Avoid Fraud: Lessons in Public Health Messaging from the Booster Roll Out Promote Trust, Avoid Fraud: Lessons in Public Health Messaging from the Booster Roll Out
The discrepancy between past booster messaging and the current, broad recommendation has spawned public health communications problems.
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Read more: Causes of COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Causes of COVID Vaccine Hesitancy
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is further exacerbated by waves of misinformation promulgated on social media.
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Read more: The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: A Roundup of State Responses The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: A Roundup of State Responses
State litigation and legislation has created a landscape of uncertainty surrounding the legal status of the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Read more: The Government Needs to Construct On, Not Off, Ramps to Combat the Latest Wave of COVID The Government Needs to Construct On, Not Off, Ramps to Combat the Latest Wave of COVID
The federal government is failing to use the powers it has beyond vaccine mandates to create much needed on-ramps for mitigation measures.
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Read more: What Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan Means for Consumers What Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan Means for Consumers
The new drug pricing plan creates protections against out-of-pocket costs for seniors with Medicare Part D benefits and people who take insulin.
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Read more: The Paradoxical Legal Treatment of Preventive Medicine The Paradoxical Legal Treatment of Preventive Medicine
Despite its salubrious aim, stigma, shame, and fear often are attached to the use of preventative care.
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Read more: Decolonizing the Pandemic Treaty Through Vaccine Equity Decolonizing the Pandemic Treaty Through Vaccine Equity
Putting vaccine equity at the center of a pandemic treaty will already be a huge step towards global health’s decolonization.
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Read more: Why We Need a Transformative Right-to-Health Pandemic Treaty Now Why We Need a Transformative Right-to-Health Pandemic Treaty Now
Health systems that lack universality and inclusivity will always fall short on disease surveillance, detection, and response.
