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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I would also say that when assessing claims like the quoted one here you should use some common sense, if there really were tons of spare manufacturing capacity and we were only limited by IP why wouldn't Pfizer just license the IP for money? https://t.co/5F9O2wyEt7 — PolitiTweet.org

James Hamblin @jameshamblin

The vaccine shortage doesn't need to exist. Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with the dozens of other ph… https://t.co/SDdu6Scd5h

Posted Feb. 2, 2021 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Good explanation from @Dereklowe of why you can't increase mRNA vaccine output by abrogating patents or other IT. https://t.co/xWoXCGKqXF — PolitiTweet.org

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The classic pharma/IP issue is that the patent holder wants to maximize profits by charging way more than the marginal price of manufacturing a dose, and fears being undercut on price by other producers. That's not the issue here; more output wouldn't cost Pfizer sales. — PolitiTweet.org

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