i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square271fedilinkarrow-up12.14Karrow-down153cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.08Karrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square271fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareRinox@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down2·1 year 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.