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# Feds Should Make Covid Vaccine Affordable to All: Report
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/feds-should-make-covid-vaccine-affordable-to-all-report/
- Published: 2020-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:19:33.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Biologics, #legacy-id-D5147101

Public Citizen says the U.S. government may jointly own Moderna’s mRNA-1273, a leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate, and should use that ownership to make the vaccine affordable to all in plentiful supply if it is demonstrated to be safe and effective. A [report](https://www.citizen.org/article/the-nih-vaccine/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=4b69c711-13b4-452f-81c9-22b1cff5412d&ref=fdaweb.com) issued by the advocacy organization says Public Citizen found two patent application disclosures by federal scientists likely concerning the Moderna candidate.

“Recent agreements between Moderna and the National Institutes of Health, reported by Axios, suggest that the government has a stake in the potential vaccine,” a Public Citizen [statement](ttps://www.citizen.org/news/report-u-s-government-may-co-own-coronavirus-vaccine-candidate/) says. “These applications and collaboration agreements likely show the U.S. government will co-own important patents on mRNA-1273, so long as those patents are granted, giving the government significant rights over a potential Covid-19 vaccine.”

The report suggests that the federal government condition Moderna’s use of essential U.S. patented vaccine interventions on reasonable pricing and ensuring sufficient supply. “Globally, the U.S. government should share its intellectual property and know-how with the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 technology access pool so all qualified producers can help scale up production,” Public Citizen says.