Access to Health and Medical Research: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Faith O Aboyeji, Access to Health and Medical Research: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) 27 JLM 901-913

16 Pages Posted: 8 Feb 2023

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Faith O. Majekolagbe

University of Alberta - Faculty of Law; Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

Date Written: February 1, 2020

Abstract

The outbreak of COVID-19 in China and the resulting global pandemic have necessitated vigorous research into how this new virus works, how it can be cured and prevented, what kind of vaccine will work, and various other issues. To facilitate this research and enable quick scientific progress, rapid and immediate knowledge sharing among researchers globally became essential, including access to existing and new coronavirus-related research publications. This article discusses international responses to the need for immediate and rapid access to global health and medical research to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and demonstrates how the exercise of copyright control restricts widespread access to knowledge, especially when published in journals. Ultimately, it recommends open access publishing as an effective way of circumventing copyright restrictions on health and medical research.

Keywords: copyright, COVID-19, health, medical research, open research, knowledge

Suggested Citation

Majekolagbe, Faith, Access to Health and Medical Research: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic (February 1, 2020). Faith O Aboyeji, Access to Health and Medical Research: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) 27 JLM 901-913, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4349389

Faith Majekolagbe (Contact Author)

University of Alberta - Faculty of Law ( email )

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University of Alberta
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Canada

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Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society ( email )

Harvard Law School
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Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

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