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Kukuh Tejomurti (Faculty of Law, Sebelas Maret University, Solo)
Pujiyono Pujiyono (Faculty of Law, Sebelas Maret University, Solo)
Pranoto Pranoto (Faculty of Law, Sebelas Maret University, Solo)
Umi Khaerah Pati (Faculty of Law, Sebelas Maret University, Solo)

Hang Tuah Law Journal
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2, OCTOBER 2020

This article examines how the application of Parallel Importation and Voluntary License in the Application of the Covid-19 Vaccine Patent as a Strategy for Handling Health Emergency Situations in Indonesia. The problem of the Covid-19 vaccine happens in many countries around the world, including Indonesia whos trying to find a vaccine that can neutralize the Covid-19 Virus. As a consequence of the tremendous demand for vaccines, the world pharmaceutical industry is encouraged to provide Covid-19 vaccines for the needs of 7.8 billion. This article uses normative legal research with a statute, conceptual, and comparative law approach. The results showed that mechanisms such as parallel importation and voluntary licenses could be reached to procure the Covid-19 vaccine. If parallel importation and voluntary licenses are not successful, then the Government shall take a win-lose approach, such as Compulsory Licensing and Use of Patents by the Government, or initiate an anti-monopoly lawsuit.