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Compulsory licensing: an effective tool for securing access to Covid-19 vaccines for developing states?

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Legal Studies, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 86 - 103

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A significant issue in combatting the Covid-19 pandemic is the need to enhance developing states’ access to Covid-19 vaccines. The present paper considers the request for a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights in relation to Covid-19 technologies and treatments submitted to the World Tra...

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