i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.mastodon.worldexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up183
arrow-up183external-linkPfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.mastodon.worldi_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareRedrum714@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt does make companies more willing to invest more into drug research , which is a good thing.
minus-squaretwopi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhy don’t we just take investor money and invest in it ourselves? Others have already pointed out that the covid vaccine was publicly funded ergo the benefit should be publicly owned
It does make companies more willing to invest more into drug research , which is a good thing.
Why don’t we just take investor money and invest in it ourselves?
Others have already pointed out that the covid vaccine was publicly funded ergo the benefit should be publicly owned