New HIV vaccine with a 97% antibody response rate in phase I human trials

Re:New HIV vaccine with a 97% antibody response rate in phas... by inter_netuser on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:28AM (#26695365)

There is absolutely NO WAY that a brand name drug costs $8 dollars. This is just confusion.

8 dollars is what the user pays in co-pay at a pharmacy. Taxes paid for others shoulder the rest, via a subsidy mechanism.

Reference from the first google search: https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/78769/truvada-300-20...

Private prescription means you forgo the govt subsidy. Truvada is apparently no longer on the subsidized (PBS) list: https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/no-more-s...

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Re:New HIV vaccine with a 97% antibody response rate in phas... by adrianN on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:34AM (#26695385)

Cost to the enduser seems to be the most important metric when you want people at risk to actually take the stuff to prevent the spread of a deadly disease.

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Re:New HIV vaccine with a 97% antibody response rate in phas... by refurb on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:52AM (#26696048)

Sure, but it's an inaccurate way to describe the "cost".

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