Millions of taxpayer dollars flow to drug companies, but top health officials can’t guarantee an affordable vaccine.
Big Pharma
As physicians, we need to be sure that medical science, not corporate greed or political panic, is driving a treatment.
Pharmaceutical giant Gilead is poised to make massive profits from patented COVID-19 drugs.
Vaccine expert Rick Bright was ousted from his HHS position last month in what he called a “retaliatory demotion.”
Coronavirus is an opportunity to rake in public funding and turn out massive profits with few financial risks.
The Job Creators Network has been pushing Trump to approve the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19.
Trump has responded to the pandemic by rewarding pharmaceutical corporations like Gilead Sciences.
The claim is a potential windfall for the company that could put the drug out of reach for many Americans.
Biden has not embraced a key executive authority for driving down the cost of pharmaceuticals.
The Ebola vaccine saga is a classic example of how big pharma is motivated by profit, not the public good.