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Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful. (mastodon.world)
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[–] anon_8675309 82 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Didn’t the government fund the development? So.. it’s not like they need so much to recover R&D right?

[–] Isakk86 50 points 1 year ago

Welcome to the United States. Everything is subsidized, then turned around to fuck the average person.

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