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Re:Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new... by SideburnsOfDoom on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @12:10PM (#28381688)
> Is there any reason not to increase vaccine production rates

Intellectual property rights.

It's not a "good" reason. But it's a reality that needs to be overcome.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...

https://www.democracynow.org/2021/6/22/headlines/south_afric...

Germany doesn't want the Pfizer vaccine made freely: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...

and by some co-incidence, this is good for German money: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-economy-biontech-...

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Re:Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new... by SideburnsOfDoom on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @12:35PM (#28382083)
And my understanding is that while opening up IP does not solve all the issues, it is a necessary step to loosen supply constraints. That is why the sources above are calling for it.
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