How can we make sure a COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t go to the highest bidder?
Ensuring no one is left behind in the race to create a coronavirus vaccine requires collective investment, and innovation, write Mariana Mazzucato and Els Toreele.
University College London (UCL) was founded in London to open up education to all on equal terms and to bring the benefits of learning to society. Its research and innovative teaching drive entrepreneurial solutions to the world's major problems. UCL is among the world's top universities, as reflected in performance in a range of rankings and tables. It has 8,000 staff and 25,000 students and has seen 21 Nobel Prize winners emerge from the college community.
Ensuring no one is left behind in the race to create a coronavirus vaccine requires collective investment, and innovation, write Mariana Mazzucato and Els Toreele.
Economist Mariana Mazzucato believes that the COVID-19 pandemic will shine light onto societal and economic systems all across the world, exposing some of the flaws of a capitalist society.