This is not surprising. Vaccine supply is limited by the capacity of the patent-holding & trade secret-owning companies (Pfizer, Moderna, etc). That other companies are not being enabled to manufacture the vaccines is a mistake. The India/SA #TRIPS WTO proposal is on point here. https://twitter.com/EP_IT_Attorney/status/1352189902121795584
@ShobitaP has a new paper which is relevant here: without an IP waiver (voluntary or otherwise) global supply of vaccines will not meet demand for years https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2021/policy-memo-parthasarathy-ensuring-global-access-covid-19-vaccines
Policy memo: Parthasarathy on "Ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines"

As the Biden administration prepares to take office, experts from the Gerald R.

https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2021/policy-memo-parthasarathy-ensuring-global-access-covid-19-vaccines
It is baffling that in a crisis that has killed 2m people & is costing the global economy £trillions world leaders are shrugging their heads & not pursuing IP waivers/compulsory licensing to boost vaccine supply (even when their own countries do not have sufficient supply).
More from the FT here #patents
https://on.ft.com/392bfCF 
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