i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 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-square18fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down14
arrow-up19arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareRinox@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoPfizer COVID vaccine wasn’t researched or developed by them. It was developed by the German BioNTech. Still, bringing it to market at the required volumes requires extreme amounts of capital, there’s a reason no one can enter the club.
Pfizer COVID vaccine wasn’t researched or developed by them. It was developed by the German BioNTech.
Still, bringing it to market at the required volumes requires extreme amounts of capital, there’s a reason no one can enter the club.