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64 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol'y 167 (2021)
The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Intellectual Property, Collaboration(s), Nationalism and Misinformation

handle is hein.journals/wajlp64 and id is 177 raw text is: THE COVID-19 VACCINE RACE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, COLLABORATION(S), NATIONALISM AND MISINFORMATION Ana Santos Rutschman* ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a national and global vaccine race. This Article examines the race with respect to contemporary frameworks for biopharmaceutical research and development. Specifically, this Article focuses on the effect of patents, pre-production agreements, public-private partnerships, and vaccine misinformation. This Article analyzes lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates for promoting vaccine affordability and equity, and suggests modifications to existing preparedness frameworks to prepare for upcoming outbreaks of infectious disease. * Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law, Center for Health Law Studies, Center for International and Comparative Law. S.J.D., LL.M., Duke Law School. This essay benefited from early-stage discussions at the following events, held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic: the panel on Innovation During COVID-19: From Vaccines to Open-Source Ventilators to Homemade Masks, organized by the NYU Law School Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy and the R Street Institute; the panel on IP Protection and Access to Medical Technology in Health Emergencies, organized by the World Trade Institute in Berne; and the First Mini-Conference on Coronavirus and Law, organized by the University of Oklahoma College of Law. I am also grateful to Nathan Gardner for outstanding research assistance. 167