If Left Unchecked: Lessons Learned from Unfettered U.S. Government Support of the NIH-Moderna Vaccine

J Law Med Ethics. 2023;51(S2):41-45. doi: 10.1017/jme.2023.155. Epub 2024 Mar 4.

Abstract

The NIH-Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine's steep price increase raises concerns that this will be the new anchor for continued price hikes and underscores the need for upstream government intervention to enable greater accountability and stewardship of public biomedical research investment.

Keywords: COVID-19 Vaccines; Government Financing; Pharmaceutical Prices; Public Investment; Vaccines.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research*
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Government
  • Humans
  • Investments

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines