Make America Greedy Again...

[GrumpyRN, NP]

Came across this and thought it should be shared.

Make America Greedy Again...

It will cost $3000 per patient for a drug that costs a fraction of that. Profit before humanity every single time.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/us-buys-up-world-stock-of-key-covid-19-drug?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[A Hit With The Ladies, BSN, RN]

I think other countries' governments, particularly the wealthier ones, will simply ignore the patents and have their drug manufacturers produce remdesivir anyway. When a given government treats a crisis as an issue of national security, the government overrides any and every other consideration to get what it wants.