i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months 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-square289fedilinkarrow-up12.18Karrow-down155
arrow-up12.13Karrow-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 · 10 months agomessage-square289fedilink
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months ago Why on earth would we want the government funding and running things I’ll take competency issues over greed and harm anytime.
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI’m sorry to say, but all of three often occur with government as well.
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months ago I’m sorry to say, but all of three often occur with government as well. By some groups moreso than others. I tend to see greed cause harm a lot more often than incompetence.
I’ll take competency issues over greed and harm anytime.
I’m sorry to say, but all of three often occur with government as well.
By some groups moreso than others.
I tend to see greed cause harm a lot more often than incompetence.