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Originally Posted by ghak99
I found it more interesting that so many people suddenly became pro big Pharma after years of claiming they were the devil willing to do anything for a buck. I'm not sure many of them even realized they flipped a switch, which makes it a bit comical.
This whole ordeal has been eye opening in numerous ways.
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You can be pro vaccine without being pro big pharma.
Big pharma has spent way too much money advertising and lobbying and developing lifestyle me-too drugs for things like cholesterol. And fighting against generics. And not developing needed drugs that are only taken briefly like antibiotics.
But their accomplishments with covids were/are impressive and this was a situation where throwing tax payers money at it and not worrying too much about penny pinching was absolutely money well spent.
But yeah, the big pharma industrial complex leaves plenty to be desired.