The COVID 19 vaccine patent race

COVID 19 has kept the world in its grip over the last 2 years already. It came with some remarkable - and in part concerning - developments, including the speed with which the virus, SARS CoV 2, spread over the globe, the fast vaccine development and approaval, the unexpected vaccine skepticism, and finally the inquitable distribution of the vaccines in different regions of the world. COVID 19 is also historic in terms of its patent background. The author has discussed different aspects thereof already.[1][2] In this article, the race to the vaccine, and its patents, will be discussed in detail.