Business-as-Usual will not Deliver the COVID-19 Vaccines We Need

被引:3
作者
Torreele E. [1 ]
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[1] Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), University College London, London
关键词
Collective intelligence; Medical innovation; Open science; R&D governance; Transparency; Vaccination; Vaccine safety and efficacy;
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10.1057/s41301-020-00261-1
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摘要
Governments must become active shapers of medical innovation and drive the development of critical health technologies as global health commons. The ‘race’ for COVID-19 vaccines is exposing the deficiencies of a business-as-usual medical innovation ecosystem driven by corporate interests, not health outcomes. Instead of bolstering collective intelligence, it relies on competition between proprietary vaccines and allows the bar on safety and efficacy to be lowered, risking people’s health and undermining their trust. © 2020, Society for International Development.
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页码:191 / 199
页数:8
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