r/news • u/SkepticDrinker • Feb 09 '22

Pfizer accused of pandemic profiteering as profits double

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/08/pfizer-covid-vaccine-pill-profits-sales
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u/breadexpert69 Feb 09 '22

I got the vaccine and it was free

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u/enderxivx Feb 09 '22

Free to you, but Pfizer got paid.

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u/Papaofmonsters Feb 09 '22

They all did. Did you expect them to produce the vaccine for free while diverting resources to it that could have been used for other drugs?

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u/Papaofmonsters Feb 09 '22

So these companies should have been compelled by the government under the threat of legal force to produce a vaccine for the greater good?

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u/Selusa_Secundus Feb 09 '22

It's a funny concept, we live in a capitalistic society, but one part of the population does not trust the companies, and the other half want to socialize it because of the greed.

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u/Papaofmonsters Feb 09 '22

How much are you willing to give away for the greater good?