Patents, economics, and pandemics

As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly killed hundreds of thousands across an unprepared world, destroyed the livelihoods of millions, and cost trillions of dollars, nations must now expand their mindsets and focus not only on overcoming the next phases but also on long-range strategies—for this and for future pandemics.

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6495/1035