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5 June 2020Big PharmaRory O'Neill

Has the public got the taste for free medicine?

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the fundamental principles of the IP system, normally a touchstone of advanced economies, called into question. Governments and manufacturers alike are under pressure to assure the public that IP will not be a barrier to accessing the tools needed to fight the disease.

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