March 25, 2020
On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing the race to find a treatment for COVID-19.
More than 20 companies are working on a vaccine and other products related to the new virus, and the industry is set to make huge profits. How much will these treatments cost and who will have access?
Guests:
Sharon Lerner, award winning health and environment reporter for The Intercept
Gerlad Posner, award-winning journalist and author of Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
Web Resources:
The Intercept, Sharon Lerner: BIG PHARMA PREPARES TO PROFIT FROM THE CORONAVIRUS
Gerlad Posner: Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
The NY Times: Big Pharma May Pose an Obstacle to Vaccine Development
The NY Time: How Big Pharma Grew Addicted to Big Profits
The NY Times: Trumps Embrace of Unproven Drugs to Treat Coronavirus Defies Science
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