Suspend Intellectual Property Rights,” by Achal Prabhala, Arjun Jayadev and Dean Baker (Op-Ed, nytimes.com, Dec. 7):Of all of the ways to improve access to critical medication or vaccines, elimination of intellectual property rights is one of the worst. Our intellectual property system is designed to reward research and development innovation. The government has many other options to achieve the important public policy goal of providing broad access to vaccines. We need effective vaccines not just for this emergency, but for the next one as well. James SailerNew YorkThe writer is executive director of the Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research.

Source: New York Times December 23, 2020 19:52 UTC