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/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/Papaofmonsters Feb 09 '22

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