Lessons from Biomedical Innovation during World War II

Robert Cook-Deegan

doi:10.1002/hast.1280

Lessons from Biomedical Innovation during World War II

Robert Cook-Deegan

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Abstract

The United States developed penicillin and vaccines during World War II. The partnership of government, industry, and academe was crucial. In an essay, Vannevar Bush credited that partnership with the technological achievements that led to winning the war. The policies used to address the Covid-19 pandemic closely resemble how penicillin was developed, and similarly produced spectacular success in the form of RNA-based vaccines.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3
Number of pages	1
Journal	The Hastings Center report
Volume	51
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.1280
State	Published - Sep 1 2021

Keywords

Covid-19 vaccines
World War II
cooperation
government-industry-academia partnership
partisan politics
penicillin
vaccine distribution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Philosophy
Health Policy

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