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Although this is possible, we need to balance out their information with third party analysis as well. The incentives are misaligned as the companies are guaran

Although this is possible, we need to balance out their information with third party analysis as well. The incentives are misaligned as the companies are guaranteed to earn public money for creating these and continually convincing nations and municipalities to purchase them, under any excuse possible. This doesn't need a polarized political climate to understand, although both conservative and progressive parties within nations do purchase these, despite how their people align to particular parties and correlate to usage/avoidance of these things or even make their choice their entire identity. It also doesn't require the depth of a conspiracy to understand or invalidate. Health directors, governors and private organizations are incentivized in differing ways. The ways they talk are never the full picture. The company making a treatment cannot be the only source of the need for the treatment, neither should their publicist, neither should a study funded by them.

foerbert 5y ago
Well, considering the guy from Pfizer quoted in this article says they don't believe the vaccines they are currently developing will be needed, and that you say we can't trust them when they tell us about the need for the treatment, I can only assume you're about to argue that we do actually need these new vaccines they are testing. Seriously, did you even read the article? It's basically just reporting on what Pfizer and the others are actually doing, and it's very clear they're just preparing for something they may need to do in the future. It's not advocating for any particular stance on that even, much less taking a position that would encourage buying anything in particular right now. I don't see what you're objecting to here.
- vmception 5y ago
  Ha, that is a form of logic. I read part of it but I mostly find nature.com to be all over the place quality wise and that makes me roll my eyes now.
teeray 5y ago
> the companies are guaranteed to earn public money for creating these and continually convincing nations and municipalities to purchase them, under any excuse possible. Basically operant conditioning at the organizational level

foerbert 5y ago

Well, considering the guy from Pfizer quoted in this article says they don't believe the vaccines they are currently developing will be needed, and that you say we can't trust them when they tell us about the need for the treatment, I can only assume you're about to argue that we do actually need these new vaccines they are testing. Seriously, did you even read the article? It's basically just reporting on what Pfizer and the others are actually doing, and it's very clear they're just preparing for something they may need to do in the future. It's not advocating for any particular stance on that even, much less taking a position that would encourage buying anything in particular right now. I don't see what you're objecting to here.

vmception 5y ago
Ha, that is a form of logic. I read part of it but I mostly find nature.com to be all over the place quality wise and that makes me roll my eyes now.

teeray 5y ago

> the companies are guaranteed to earn public money for creating these and continually convincing nations and municipalities to purchase them, under any excuse possible. Basically operant conditioning at the organizational level