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Aristus

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8. Yeah. The reality behind the anti-vaxxers' assertion that vaccines are a huge payday

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 11:45 AM

Mar 2020

for Big Pharma is the exact opposite. There's no real profit in vaccines, and so, for them, no incentive to make them.

Which just shows you how stupid corporate CEO's are.

It's simplicity itself: keep people alive so they can become customers of your real money-makers - ED medications, etc.

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Johnson & Johnson, U.S. government plan one billion doses of coronavirus vaccine [View all] catsudon Mar 2020 OP

Why say you are making a billion doses when you don't even have a working vaccine? PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #1

It's a contract TO make it (once available) BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #3

It's selling hope on a wing and a prayer. When we really need cold, hard facts. PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #5

No. This is standard practice. BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #10

So the better option is to NOT try to make a vaccine? titaniumsalute Mar 2020 #12

Yeah. The reality behind the anti-vaxxers' assertion that vaccines are a huge payday Aristus Mar 2020 #8

Well ED and... BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #11

This is pretty standard in the industry. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #13

Gotta wash socks, I will read the article later. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #2

We're paying them to build a US plant neohippie Mar 2020 #4

Exactly bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #14

What if J&J isn't the one to come up with a vaccine first? The plant sits empty and they get the $? flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #15

US Govt. Picking Winners and Losers... BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #6

Yes. paleotn Mar 2020 #21

Of course tRump will claim this is more proof of his fabulous leadership groundloop Mar 2020 #7

Seems like a good candidate for the Defense Production Act MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #9

Don't we need an actual vaccine first? Botany Mar 2020 #16

1billion$ for 1 billion doses? packman Mar 2020 #17

$1B to create the capacity.... paleotn Mar 2020 #20

Human trials by September?!! paleotn Mar 2020 #18

Better be free and readily available! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #19