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Pfizer will list its COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid at a price of $1,390 per five-day course when it soon hits the commercial market, the drugmaker confirmed to Axios.

Why it matters: Paxlovid's new listed price, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, will be more than twice the $529 paid by the federal government, which until now has maintained the entire U.S. supply of the key antiviral medication.

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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago

Weren't the vaccines mostly paid for by the government?

[-] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

I did not pay a cent. Got 3 shots.

[-] FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

you pay taxes though, do you not?

[-] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I forgot that I live not in US.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl -1 points 1 year ago

If the government paid, you paid through taxes, you just didn't pay at the counter when you got them.

[-] nixcamic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yes we all know how money works but thanks.

[-] Aliendelarge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Apparently not.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl -1 points 1 year ago

You weren't the person who said they didn't pay in response to a comment about government paying so I have no idea what the point of your comment is other than "I am smart and I want to passively put you down."

[-] nixcamic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Everyone knows their taxes pay for the government dude.

Also I didn't pay for my COVID shot cause I got it in a country I don't pay taxes in haha

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Just like nationalized healthcare.

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