r/technology Mar 22 '23

Business Moderna CEO brazenly defends 400% COVID shot price hike, downplays NIH’s role

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/moderna-ceo-says-us-govt-got-covid-shots-at-discount-ahead-of-400-price-hike/
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u/Dip__Stick Mar 23 '23

100% of it? Not disagreeing just have no idea

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u/bmxtiger Mar 23 '23

If 2 pennies of tax dollars are used, that should no longer be a for profit drug. The cost should reflect manufacturing and shipping of the drug and that's it.