Covid-19
Can Pfizer and Moderna End the Pandemic by Sharing Their Vaccine Designs? It’s Not that Simple
Feb 19, 2021 12:03 PM By Kaiser Health News Could Pfizer and Moderna speed up vaccine distribution by sharing their technology? AFP / Ina FASSBENDER
by Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact
“Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.” Feb. 3 in a Facebook post
This story was produced in partnership with PolitiFact.
Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna earned praise for creating highly effective covid-19 vaccines in record time. But are they inadvertently hurting the public by not sharing their technology with other pharmaceutical companies to help speed up vaccine manufacturing and distribution?