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Not knowing anything about big pharma, does Astrazeneca make all the money here? How much does a vaccine like this cost per person given the scale of the distri
by dblooman 6y ago
Not knowing anything about big pharma, does Astrazeneca make all the money here? How much does a vaccine like this cost per person given the scale of the distribution and manufacturing?
- lettergram 6y agoUsually there is an IP agreement. Also, ever notice the media calls it “Oxford study/vaccine” for good news and “Astrazeneca study/vaccine” when it’s bad news (like a few weeks ago when they had to shutdown to multiple people getting an unknown illness). I work in an area where we make agreements with university’s. It’s often shared IP or publicity. Alternatively, one can publish, once the other makes profits. Or it could be something in between. In this case, I bet everyone is doing this pro-Bono from a future profit perspective, because the government is paying for all of it.
- lbeltrame 6y agoIIRC, the expected price is around $3.50/dose, but I can't find the source for that anymore. AZ and Oxford have pledged not to ask for royalties or whatever, at least until the pandemic is ongoing (that would likely mean all of 2021 at the earliest).