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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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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Isn't Pfizer going to offer Paxlovid free of charge till 2028 if your uninsured or underinsured?

https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-amends-us-government-paxlovid-supply-agreement-and

Who would be the people affected by this?

[–] Wilibus 4 points 1 year ago

Are they going to claim that as a $13 write off or a $1400 write off?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The left and right both hate Big Pharma, especially over the pandemic response.

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