This is sick.
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Pfizer's lobbyists are pushing to block efforts to share vaccine intellectual property with the developing world, where it could be manufactured and distributed at low cost theintercept.com/2021/03/03/…

Mar 17, 2021 · 1:43 AM UTC

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This is capitalism
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its all about the benjamins, you know that
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Capitalism, the movie. It's a story of love and compassion, just not for life, but for money.
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Unless and Until the world is vaccinated ... we will still be at risk ... Our Congress and the President need to step up to the plate and make sure these vaccines are available to the rest of the world ... at a reasonable and affordable cost!
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Just business. Twisted capitalism makes our lives better I hear. Don't worry, the profits will trickle down.
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IP sucks. It shouldn’t be a thing in a pandemic. Disgusting.
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No, this is capitalism. Profit must be maximized to its fullest potential regardless of human consequence. Why would you expect anything different
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Intellectual property protection to enable profit for oligarchs/investors at the expense of sharing ideas with the world has been the norm in America for 200 years.
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