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The government already funds most of the research, the least big pharma can do is not be greedy for a minute. Salk gave away the polio vaccine in the 1950's era
by downrightmike 7y ago
The government already funds most of the research, the least big pharma can do is not be greedy for a minute. Salk gave away the polio vaccine in the 1950's eradicating the disease, missing out on selling it for billions in 1950's money value.
- mschuster91 7y agoGovernment funds the foundation research, yes. But commercialization, especially certification, goes into billions of dollars that governments worldwide have decided that should be taken on by private companies. What a goddamn waste. I would hope someday all governments pay a fixed share of national income / national budget to the UN which then centrally funds vaccine and other pharma (antibiotics!) development and distribution worldwide...