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ArticleThe Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics2025

Competition Law and Ethics of Innovation as Catalysts for Fairness: Reimagining the EU's COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy.

Mina Hosseini

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Article in The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Mina HosseiniSutherland School of Law, https://ror.org/05m7pjf47University College Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-0202-3156

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions 101061575
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The "EU Vaccines Strategy" launched by the European Commission in June 2020 aimed to ensure vaccine safety, equitable access, affordability, swift distribution, and global solidarity for COVID-19 vaccines. This study critiques the Commission's centralized procurement approach, focusing on Advance Purchase Agreements (APAs) through a literature review, policy analysis, and a case study of the EU-AstraZeneca's APA. It identifies critical challenges, including transparency deficits, accountability gaps, and anticompetitive practices by vaccine producers that undermine equitable access. Drawing on these insights, the study proposes the FACER Framework - Fairness, Accountability, Competition Law, Ethics of Innovation, and Resilience - a novel model integrating the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) oversight with ethical principles. By embedding legal and moral accountability, FACER offers EU policymakers a robust tool to enhance vaccine strategy and equity in future health crises.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesEconomic CompetitionEuropean UnionHumansSARS-CoV-2Social ResponsibilityCOVID-19 VaccinesAdvance Purchase AgreementsCompetition LawEthics of InnovationEU Vaccines StrategyPharmaceutical Procurement

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PMID40692204
PMCPMC12912829

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