The US is buying the COVID-19 vaccine for everyone. That could pave the way for drug price reform
. (Tribune News Service) — Before the coronavirus vaccines had even been proven to work, the United States scrambled to pre-order hundreds of millions of doses. The government has paid billions to Pfizer, Moderna and other vaccine makers so that every person in the country can get vaccinated free of charge. It doesn’t matter if you’re uninsured, undocumented, don’t have a regular doctor or a driver’s license. In the interest of taming the pandemic, the government did away with some of the biggest barriers people often face in accessing health care. Industry analysts and patient a...
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