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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
This post is a departure from my blog's industry focus that I wouldn't have contemplated if not for the highly unusual circumstances we're facing in the COVID-19 pandemic. The scientific aspects of pharmaceutical patents are above my head, but that also applies to the heads of those politicians proposing compulsory licensing of such patents in the current situation.
I just became aware of a disconcerting statement by the chairman of the center-right European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber MEP (Christian Social Union, CSU), quoted in a German newspaper article (my translation):