This is part 1 of a two-part series. Part 2 ran Oct. 21The recognition of the need for Pfizer vaccine booster shots signals that the threat from deadly variants of the coronavirus will continue so long as vaccine resistance hardens and global vaccine distribution inequality fosters new breeding grounds for even more deadly future variants. If we are going to stop this deadly cycle, we need to get serious about solving the challenge of global distribution equity.I have argued that mandatory access to both patents and their …