CV and mad panic behaviour

[LP]

You didn’t read the link LP.

Sorry [member=39]northernblue[/member], I was referring to some of the FB claims that prompt that post, I've become a bit too quick to shoot in recent times because the amount of rubbish being posted on FB and Instagram is truly extraordinary.

As for profit, I'm not overly concerned, because Pfizer and Moderna won't get many big buyers as governments know the costs. They aren't going to be able to sell it at 1000% margin like they do some other drugs. And if they want to sell at a margin, 20%, 50 or even 100% it's still going to be way way cheaper than treatment. FWIW, one of the side benefits of this accelerated trial and approval process is that the R&D cost is massively reduced!

But I think you'll find they'll buckle because there will be huge pressure on all their other product lines, they'll be ostracised by the various state regulators.

Astrazeneca (Oxford) are the smart players in this, they are effectively allowing people to gear up at no premium, by offering the vaccine at cost it causes countries to invest in compatible manufacturing technology that gives them a huge advantage going forward when licensing other drugs.