Pfizer CEO Pens Open Letter on COVID-19 Vaccine IP Waiver

By Donald Zuhn — On Friday, Dr. Albert Bourla, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer, sent an open letter to Pfizer employees regarding the U.S. Trade Representative’s announcement last week that the Biden-Harris Administration would support waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Bourla (at right) begins the letter by noting that the U.S. Trade Representative’s announcement had “created some confusion” about whether Pfizer had “done enough to ensure fair and equitable distribution of our COVID-19 vaccine” and whether the proposed waiver was “going to bring solutions or create more problems.” The Pfizer CEO’s letter sought to…