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Re:NIH trial of remdesivir for COVID-19 begins in hospitaliz... by refurb on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:59PM (#22436539)
If the free market doesn’t determine what diseases are targeted, then it’s just some govt official doing it. Which, undoubtedly, will succumb to political games.

There aren’t enough resources out there to tackle every disease.

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Re:NIH trial of remdesivir for COVID-19 begins in hospitaliz... by pille on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:40PM (#22437551)
The free market itself is the result of some govt officials' design, and plenty of polical games.

"Free market" isn't really the right term for this method of price discovery when life and limb is on the line. "Highway robbery" might be more appropriate.

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Re:NIH trial of remdesivir for COVID-19 begins in hospitaliz... by gdubs on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:45PM (#22437014)
I mean, sure, but if you turn on the TV the ads are for erectile disfunction drugs — that’s where the money is. When it comes to funding a vaccine that needs to go out to a few billion people who can’t afford it, I’d put my lot in with the government.
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