Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
vaccine, nationalism, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, H1N1, swine flu, pre-production contracts, compulsory licensing, TRIPS Agreement, equitable access, vulnerable populations, United States, Germany
Abstract
This short essay explores the reemergence of vaccine nationalism during the COVID-19 pandemic. The essay traces the pre-COVID origins of vaccine nationalism and explains how it can have detrimental effects on equitable access to newly developed vaccines.
Recommended Citation
Santos Rutschman, Ana, The Reemergence of Vaccine Nationalism (July 3, 2020). Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Forthcoming, Saint Louis U. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-16, Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3642858
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