• MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    This seems like a huge gamble if you’re a pharma in the vaccine space. Existing vaccines have great economies of scale and are very reliable revenue when uptake is high and consistent. Introducing skepticism that reduces the number of people getting vaccines (since RFK lacks any nuance) is a great way to shoot yourself in the foot. The new patent vaccine would need to maintain high uptake to recoup the R&D costs.

    You’re also screwing a large group of billionaires to benefit a much smaller group of billionaires. Possible, but likely to make enemies.