Vim li cas Moderna, Pfizer thiab NIH kev sib cav uas yog tus tswv cov tshuaj tiv thaiv Covid

Nws tau zoo dhau ib xyoos txij li qhov kev pom zoo ib puag ncig coj qhov teeb meem ntawm kev zam patent rau mRNA Covid tshuaj tiv thaiv rau qhov tsom teeb. Tab sis ntau tus neeg soj ntsuam tsis pom tias zam cov cuab yeej txawj ntse (IP) txoj cai ntawm Covid cov tshuaj tiv thaiv yog ib txoj hauv kev zoo los tso tseg kev sib kis.

Cov neeg txhawb nqa ntawm kev zam patent zoo li Harsha Thirumurthy, tus kws tshaj lij ntawm kev coj noj coj ua thiab kev noj qab haus huv ntawm University of Pennsylvania, sib cav txog qhov teeb meem nyob hauv plawv ntawm qhov laj thawj vim li cas cov tshuaj tiv thaiv tsis tshua siv tau hauv cov tebchaws tau nyiaj tsawg.

Thirumurthy hais tias, "Nws txwv ntau npaum li cas kev tsim khoom tuaj yeem muaj ntawm cov khoom lossis cov tshuaj tiv thaiv ntawd," hais ntxiv tias nws khaws tus nqi "siab txaus uas nws txwv lub peev xwm ntawm lwm lub tebchaws hauv ntiaj teb."

Tab sis cov neeg thuam tawm tsam tias kev zam patent yuav tsis cia li ua rau muaj kev txhim kho hauv kev faib tshuaj tiv thaiv thoob ntiaj teb.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates yog ib ntawm cov neeg uas tau hais tawm tsam qhov kev zam ntawm patent, hais txog tias muaj teeb meem tshaj li patents uas yuav tsum tau hais ua ntej. Gates tom qab thim rov qab nws txoj haujlwm thiab tam sim no muaj kev txhawb nqa tag nrho ntawm kev zam ib ntus kev tiv thaiv tiv thaiv tus kabmob coronavirus patents.

Heath Naquin, tus lwm thawj ntawm tsoomfwv thiab kev koom tes peev ntawm University City Science Center, lub koom haum tshawb fawb tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, hauv Philadelphia tau hais tias "Muaj ntau txhiab lab tshuaj tiv thaiv zaum hauv lub tsev khaws khoom ntawm lub chaw kuaj sim uas tab tom txhim kho yuav tsis zoo ua rau peb rov zoo li qub. .

"Kev zam patent nws tus kheej tsis tau daws qhov teeb meem tseem ceeb hauv ntau lub tebchaws tsim, uas tsis cuam tshuam nrog daim ntawv qhia, lawv muaj feem cuam tshuam rau txoj hauv kev uas koj tawm ntawm qhov rooj rau tib neeg."

Txawm li cas los xij, cov kws tshaj lij ntawm ob tog ntawm kev sib cav sib cav tsis txaus ntseeg tias kev zam patent rau Covid-19 cov tshuaj tiv thaiv yuav puas tuaj.

Thirumurthy hais tias "Kuv xav tias peb muaj kev cia siab zoo tshaj plaws ntawm nws xyoo tas los thaum muaj cov lus pom zoo uas tau muab tso rau ntawm WTO thiab cov thawj coj Biden tau txhawb nqa nws," said Thirumurthy.

"Tab sis peb muaj cov tebchaws nyob sab Europe uas tawm tsam rau cov patent zam."

Saib daim vis dis aus kom paub ntau ntxiv txog vim li cas cov tshuaj tiv thaiv patent muaj nyob thiab kev sib cav tsis tu ncua txog lawv qhov cuam tshuam rau Covid kev sib kis.

Tau qhov twg los: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/22/why-moderna-pfizer-and-the-nih-debate-who-owns-the-covid-vaccine.html