Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine
by WalterBright on Monday November 23, 2020 @04:55PM
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I do not dispute that altruistic people exist, and often do great things.
But I also know that my grandmother suffered terribly from rheumatoid arthritis, and it destroyed her life. Long after she died, enbrel was developed for profit which was the first really successful treatment for it.
No profits => no treatment => misery.
You can sit around waiting for and hoping for someone to step up and sacrifice their time and money for your benefit, but I prefer the much more reliable method of paying them.
But I also know that my grandmother suffered terribly from rheumatoid arthritis, and it destroyed her life. Long after she died, enbrel was developed for profit which was the first really successful treatment for it.
You can sit around waiting for and hoping for someone to step up and sacrifice their time and money for your benefit, but I prefer the much more reliable method of paying them.