i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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-square234fedilinkarrow-up11.39Karrow-down139
arrow-up11.35Karrow-down1external-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 · 2 years agomessage-square234fedilink
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years ago Then there will be no new medicines, companies will not be able to afford to pay the scientists. That would not be true if the government funded things. I really wish we didn’t let Capitalism control vital to our living services.
That would not be true if the government funded things.
I really wish we didn’t let Capitalism control vital to our living services.