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Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine by Ericson2314 on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:43AM (#25188616)
We should have drug bounties for that, rather than trying to make up R&D costs with per-dose price gouging.

This ensures equitable access, ...you know, that the whole world is actually saved.

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Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine by BurningFrog on Monday November 23, 2020 @02:25PM (#25190612)
Yeah, I'm sure there are better possible systems, but in the imperfect 2020 real world, things work the way they work.

In reality, these costs are microscopical compared to the cost of the Covid recession, and all the "stimulus packages" across the planet.

I assume most governments will pay the cost of vaccines, or even pay people to take the shots. The US says it will.

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