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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

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AUGUST 29, 2022

On October 8, 2020, Moderna, the maker of one of the first mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and the recipient of billions of dollars of U.S. government funding, announced that it felt “a special obligation … to use our resources to bring this pandemic to an end as quickly as possible.” By Jorge L. Moderna’s Pledge.

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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. UN bodies and the World Health Assembly should endorse the Principles, much as the ECOSOC did vis-à-vis the Siracusa Principles.

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How to Fairly Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Therapies

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JANUARY 31, 2022

The Delta variant led the federal government to resume control over mAb supply and promulgate allocation guidelines. Older and medically vulnerable people who continue to face high risk of COVID-19 illness after vaccination should not be asked to wait in line behind adults who refused vaccines.

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Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Under international human rights law, States have a positive, primary obligation to ensure that such health care services are of the highest possible quality and accessible to everyone, everywhere, and without discrimination.

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COVID-19 Showcased Failed Global Cooperation

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

By Kayum Ahmed, Julia Bleckner, and Kyle Knight In mid-May, the World Health Organization officially declared the “emergency” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic over. That has created deep inequities in access to health products that can save lives. Solidarity operates at two intersecting levels.

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The Case for Procurement Transparency

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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.

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Data Lights the Path Toward Ethical COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

The following is a guest article by Kurt Waltenbaugh, CEO at Carrot Health.

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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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Using Contracts to Lessen Inequities in Access to Medicines in Pandemics and Epidemics

Bill of Health

MARCH 24, 2022

At the research and development (R&D) stage, government funders can bind producers to equity goals through targeted contractual provisions, as we explain in a recently-published Nature Biotechnology article. Consider, for instance, the case of COVID-19 vaccines. We summarize our proposals in the following sections.

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

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This symposium gathers reflections from leading scholars, activists, jurists, and others from around the world with respect to the recently issued Principles. Historically, Global Health Law has been permeated with colonialism and concerned with preserving travel and trade rather than protecting human dignity, health and life.

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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

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

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What the New York City Marathon Can Teach Us About Equitable Access to Vaccines

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The most extreme embodiment of this phenomenon, vaccine nationalism , happens when perfectly lawful tools — contracts known as advance purchase agreements — are used to skew the allocation of vaccine doses to wealthier governments and their populations whenever there is a surge in transnational demand for a given vaccine.

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

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 31, 2023

While the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies (the Principles) do not make explicit reference to infodemics, the application of digital technologies in response to a public health emergency is a clear concern.

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

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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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Convenient Scapegoat: Why Hesitancy is Not the Cause of Low Vaccination Rates in Africa

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Health resources are unevenly distributed and often of poor quality. The World Health Organization estimates that in the majority of African countries, there is one hospital per one million people, one doctor per 10,000 people and one hospital bed per 10,000 people. Governments cannot do this alone.

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Reclaiming Global Public Health

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Monopoly control presents profound questions for public health governance. Consider the United States, for example, which made the unprecedented move to leave the World Health Organization (WHO) during the pandemic. The post Reclaiming Global Public Health appeared first on Bill of Health.

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Vaccine credentials enabling wider progress on public health interoperability

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

They'll explain how it's now positioned to move beyond mere immunization status and toward a larger approach to interoperable health records. And they'll show how, through an upcoming collaboration with the World Health Organization and the G20, those advancements can soon be expanding globally.

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4 Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic: Where We Stand

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MARCH 27, 2023

Bard The White House is preparing to shut down their COVID Task Force this May, in conjunction with ending the public health emergency — the latest in a series of astounding and shortsighted decisions that put individual Americans at as great a risk from serious harm as a result of catching COVID-19 as at any stage in the pandemic.

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COVID-19: Vaccine mandate enforced in Austria

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As of today (1 February) the Austrian COVID-19 vaccine mandate has come into force for all adults – which makes Austria the first EU country to introduce such measure. In return, the Austrian government loosened public restrictions. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Reimagining The Future of Pharmacovigilance (PV): Regulations, Tech, Public Perceptions

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JUNE 29, 2022

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the rate of reporting of safety data has been unprecedented with the EMA reporting a 93% increase in the volume of adverse event reports reported in 2021 compared to 2020 1. . New advances in technology (e.g.,

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 3 | Monthly Update 2021

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APRIL 30, 2021

Commission Extends Transparency and Authorization Mechanism for Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines, 11 March 2021. The EC has extended until the end of June 2021 the transparency and authorization mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine exports. The EU continues to be the leading provider of vaccines around the world.

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Biden Administration Unveils Long-Awaited COVID-19 Rules For Large Employers and Healthcare Workers

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

An employee is considered “fully vaccinated” two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine with, if applicable, at least the minimum interval between doses as recommended by the CDC, World Health Organization (“WHO”), or if administered as a part of a clinical trial.

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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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Health Care Compliance Brief

No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

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

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How to Fairly Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Therapies

Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies

COVID-19 Showcased Failed Global Cooperation

The Case for Procurement Transparency

Data Lights the Path Toward Ethical COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution

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

Using Contracts to Lessen Inequities in Access to Medicines in Pandemics and Epidemics

Introduction to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and 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

What the New York City Marathon Can Teach Us About Equitable Access to Vaccines

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

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

Convenient Scapegoat: Why Hesitancy is Not the Cause of Low Vaccination Rates in Africa

Reclaiming Global Public Health

Vaccine credentials enabling wider progress on public health interoperability

4 Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic: Where We Stand

COVID-19: Vaccine mandate enforced in Austria

Reimagining The Future of Pharmacovigilance (PV): Regulations, Tech, Public Perceptions

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 3 | Monthly Update 2021

Biden Administration Unveils Long-Awaited COVID-19 Rules For Large Employers and Healthcare Workers

Considerations from Argentina on the Judicial Control of Public Health Policies

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