Why Moderna won't share rights to the COVID-19 vaccine with the government that paid for its development
- Written by: Ana Santos Rutschman, Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University
The U.S. government funded a significant portion of the R&D behind the Moderna vaccine. Peter Endig/picture alliance via Getty ImagesA quiet monthslong legal fight between the U.S. National Institutes of Health and drugmaker Moderna over COVID-19 vaccine patents recently burst into public view. The outcome of the battle has important...