Filed Under: “Pharmaceutical companies”
Until the late 19th century, patenting medicines was considered as controversial and even unethical
Private-sector companies keep failing to meet their own vaccine manufacturing goals as need for Covid vaccines soars in poor countries
Freeing coronavirus vaccines from global patents would save millions of lives with almost no expense, but it would compromise corporate profits
Pharmaceutical companies claim to be all about public health, but their prioritizing of payments to investors belies this claim