Rights and Wrongs in the Vaccine Informational Ecosystem

Abstract

This chapter situates the evolving dynamics of vaccine races―from smallpox to COVID-19― within the concept of informational infrastructures, an expression used here to encompass three distinct moments: the production of vaccine-related knowledge throughout the research and development (R&D) process, the protection of vaccine clinical trial data, and the dissemination of information about newly developed vaccines, both in its pro- and anti-vaccine forms. While examining these areas, the chapter highlights ongoing inefficiencies in the legal and policy regimes that govern vaccine innovation and assesses recent measures adopted (predominantly at the international level) to build a more robust data and informational infrastructure for the development and sharing of vaccines.

Isbn

9781032122960

Publisher

Routledge

Keywords

vaccine, vaccine technology, R&D, vaccine production, vaccine development, vaccine sharing

Disciplines

Commercial Law | Disaster Law | Food and Drug Law | Health Information Technology | Health Law and Policy | International Law | Law | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health | Science and Technology Law

Book Editors

Maurizio Borghi,Roger Brownsword

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