Although the United States, Europe, and other wealthy parts of the world have already vaccinated most of their population, Vaccination rates in poor countries are terribly behind..That’s why the United States will be here this spring Supporting waiver of patent protection for COVID-19 vaccine It’s very important.
Pharmaceutical companies soon Expressed their opposition Move, but defenders of public health I was overjoyed.. Abandon the patent right, Thinking goesGives poor countries the ability to procure a low-cost, generic version of the COVID-19 vaccine, even if manufactured elsewhere, helping to combat the public health crisis more effectively.European Union Currently supported Ideas too.
Of course, patent waivers have a significant impact on global vaccine production. However, the US announcement should also be understood in the context of many years of debate about pharmaceutical patents in the US.
I am a historian Extensive study of these discussions.. What is clear from my work is that the fierce debate over the morality of drug patents dates back to the early days of the United States, as well as efforts to limit or ban drug patents. Supporting significant restrictions on drug patents or their total elimination is far from a fundamental standpoint. Some critics.. Indeed, in many respects it is very conservative.
Opposition to establishment
In the United States First patent on medicine Granted in 1796 for “Dr. Lee’s Wyndham Bilia Spill,” which was used to treat digestive and other problems.over- Next century, Pharmaceutical companies have created an endless flood of products protected by both patents and corporate secrets. Most of these treatments are easy to assemble in pharmacies and Some people obviously helped..
However, these so-called “patented drugs” were also very controversial.Doctors and other critics Loud blame Many were advertised with false or misleading allegations. Doctors also tried to monopolize these products and rebelled.
Physicians at the time believed that medicine should benefit patients, not private commercial ones, and that medical knowledge should be freely shared and used. Both patents and corporate secrets have hampered this process-after all, if a pharmacist can formulate a remedy cheaply, shouldn’t he be allowed to do so? Restricting access to medicines under patent rights has hit American doctors as follows: Very unethical..
The moral criticism of patents was so strong that the American Medical Association made it the first basis. Code of Medical Ethics In 1847, doctors declared that “patenting all surgical instruments and drugs” was “derogatory to their professional character.”
This wasn’t a laugh. Code compliance was a requirement for licensing in many states. Violations of patent bans can have serious consequences for professionals. In 1849, even the leaders of the medical world…