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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues

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JANUARY 12, 2023

In 2005, they published their research and insights in a series of research papers and also filed a patent application disclosing this modification (which eventually issued as patent no. government committed more than one billion dollars to Moderna for development of its COVID-19 vaccines.

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Judging in the Pandemic – A Malawian Perspective

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Additionally, the Government declared COVID-19 a “ formidable disease ” under the Public Health Act on April 1, 2020. The Minister of Health duly issued Rules aimed at the control or suppression of COVID-19, in terms of his powers under this Act.

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Human Rights Principles in Public Health Emergencies: From the Siracusa Principles to COVID-19 and Beyond

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One of us (LG) was involved in the drafting of the Siracusa Principles, which have become the chief international instrument governing permissible human rights limitations during national emergencies. Governments should also reach into their diplomatic toolbox to encourage compliance.

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The Case for Procurement Transparency

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Tara Davis and Nicola Soekoe In January 2021, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if wealthier nations did not ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Impact of the judgment: what have records disclosed shown?

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Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

JANUARY 18, 2024

Judge Zione Ntaba’s contribution highlights how courts in Malawi decided cases relating to the Government’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic , including, in particular, the provision of social security measures in parallel with lockdown measures, and the policy proposals relating to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.

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Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

States maintain these obligations even when non-State actors are involved in health care financing, provision, and governance, albeit further normative development in this area is still urgently needed.

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COVID-19 Showcased Failed Global Cooperation

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Global solidarity requires cooperation between governments, while national solidarity involves cooperation within a state to address common challenges and achieve shared goals. Solidarity operates at two intersecting levels. That has created deep inequities in access to health products that can save lives.

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Introduction to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Despite more than a century-long existence, for instance, the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) International Health Regulations only began to incorporate references to human rights in their text as recently as their 2005 iteration and even then engaged with the subject matter in broad strokes.

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Using Legal Preparedness to Minimize Liability Barriers to Accessing Pandemic Vaccine and Medical Countermeasures

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Widespread international health emergencies, and particularly pandemics, can lead to a major imbalance of negotiating power between manufacturers and governments. Governments may face difficult policy decisions in their attempts to expeditiously control the spread of disease. Government, the U.S.

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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Despite these experiences, Kenya failed take a human rights-based approach to responding to COVID-19, as was also the case in many other countries. One of the most glaring reasons for this failure was that the Kenyan government simply did not know how to do so.

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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Responding to Public Health Emergencies by Upholding Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

The report supports the ongoing processes taking place at the international level to transform global health governance. In June 2023, the Assembly adopted Resolution 2500 (2023) on “Public health emergency: the need for a holistic approach to multilateralism and health care.”

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The COVID-19 Pandemic, the Failure of the Binary PHEIC Declaration System, and the Need for Reform

Bill of Health

JANUARY 7, 2022

More probably, due to the lack of precise information by the Chinese government on the real extent of the disease outbreak, they opted for a conservative approach, well aware of the economic and political consequences of a PHEIC declaration for the concerned State.

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Making Explicit a Rights-Based Approach to Infodemic in a Public Health Emergency

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Although largely technical in focus, these challenges have a normative dimension, as well as concerns that relate to appropriate governance, which the pandemic treaty is largely silent on.

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Scarcity Is Not an Excuse to Discriminate: Age and Disability in Health Care Rationing

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In particular, Principles 6, 7, and 8 focus in detail on what procedural safeguards – applicable to government decisions and policies in public health emergency contexts – should look like in order to facilitate compliance with human rights, as well as to ensure legitimacy and public support on those decisions and policies.

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Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Despite pediatric COVID-19 vaccine availability, many youth remain unvaccinated , and are thus at higher risk of life-altering outcomes as a result of contracting COVID-19. [1]. In this post, I argue that young people should have the opportunity to consent to vaccines. By Victoria Kalumbi.

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Considerations from Argentina on the Judicial Control of Public Health Policies

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APRIL 14, 2023

The Argentine case: suspension of pediatric vaccination COVID-19 On November 30, 2022, Federal Court No. 2) By acting in the manner in which he did, the judge in the first instance violated the division of powers and the constitutional and republican principle of government. SB/LC/JGI/VC 14056/2022).

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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues

Judging in the Pandemic – A Malawian Perspective

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Human Rights Principles in Public Health Emergencies: From the Siracusa Principles to COVID-19 and Beyond

The Case for Procurement Transparency

Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies

COVID-19 Showcased Failed Global Cooperation

Introduction to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Using Legal Preparedness to Minimize Liability Barriers to Accessing Pandemic Vaccine and Medical Countermeasures

Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Responding to Public Health Emergencies by Upholding Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law

The COVID-19 Pandemic, the Failure of the Binary PHEIC Declaration System, and the Need for Reform

Making Explicit a Rights-Based Approach to Infodemic in a Public Health Emergency

Scarcity Is Not an Excuse to Discriminate: Age and Disability in Health Care Rationing

Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice

Considerations from Argentina on the Judicial Control of Public Health Policies

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