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Re:New HIV vaccine with a 97% antibody response rate in phas... by jackson1442 on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:03AM (#26695527)
While I can appreciate that drugs _do_ cost money to manufacture, it does not mean that people should be expected to pay hundreds or thousands for a drug that is vital to their health.
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Re:New HIV vaccine with a 97% antibody response rate in phas... by at_a_remove on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:26AM (#26695627)
The money comes from somewhere. You can make it direct or you can make it indirect, but it is still coming from one bank account or another.

Essentially, the US is footing the bill for the world. If you look at overseas pharmacies, PReP has been available (as are many drugs) at very cheap prices for quite a while now. Some countries just ignore the drug patents and go on their merry way. Our current method of accounting inside the US has people pay into insurance, which then pays out for these particular drugs.

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