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Originally Posted by displacedinMN
Money. Ugh.
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In reality, what am I going to gain as a pharmaceutical company spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a vaccine for a virus that causes maybe 1% of the colds in the human population, a virus which, at its worst, is going to lead to two weeks of discomfort but no real morbidity or mortality?
There are more serious viruses like RSV, which are like a ramped up cold, that can be serious or lethal to children, for which we have developed effective, but expensive treatments.
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