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Related: About this forumSanders Demands Trump Rescind 'Truly Outrageous' Decision to Hand Gilead Exclusive Rights
Possible Coronavirus Treatment
Sen. Bernie Sanders late Tuesday demanded that the Trump administration immediately rescind its decision to grant pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences exclusive rights to the antiviral drug remdesivir, one of many drugs currently being tested as a possible treatment for the novel coronavirus that is rapidly spreading and taking lives across the globe.
In a statement, Sanders said it's "truly outrageous that after taxpayers put tens of millions of dollars into developing remdesivir, Trump's [Food and Drug Administration] is exploiting a law reserved for rare diseases to privatize a drug to treat a pandemic virus."
"The Trump administration must rescind this corporate giveaway to Gilead and make any treatment and vaccine free for everybody," added the Vermont senator.
The Intercept reported Tuesday that the FDA earlier this week granted Gilead "orphan" drug status over remdesivir, which was developed with the help of at least $79 million in taxpayer funds.
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/25/sanders-demands-trump-rescind-truly-outrageous-decision-hand-gilead-exclusive-rights
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George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
William769
(55,830 posts)That company damn near killed me & a lot of others.
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Tien1985
(920 posts)Who use their meds but weren't at risk for the lawsuit, but Gilead sucks :/
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William769
(55,830 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)to scale-up manufacturing of similar molecules under strict GMP and distribute nationwide. It is a right decision based on Gilead's infrasturcture, technological prowess and manufacturing capabilities.
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Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)What he is demanding is NOT how it works. Clinical trials and research and development of new medications are routinely carried out by the manufacturer, who then gets exclusive rights to that product for a certain time period, and years before any generic can be made to recoup their expenses. Bringing new drugs to market is a VERY expensive process, largely because so many drugs fail, and it's back to square one.
Sanders knows this and is engaging in theater here.
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George II
(67,782 posts)....to combat this deadly virus.
Why does the health and safety of Americans always come down to cold hard cash for some.
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HarlanPepper
(2,042 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)NO ONE GIVES THE NORTH END OF A SOUTHBOUND RAT WHAT SANDERS SAYS!!!
"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."
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grantcart
(53,061 posts)Your post was alerted on lol.
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The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)Thank you for the tip.
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Faux pas
(15,369 posts)just because.
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BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)But Sanderss passionate rebuttal, which came in the same week his campaign indicated he would stay in the Democratic race, was widely shared online even after the coronavirus relief package was unanimously approved by the Senate.
I may not always agree with @BernieSanders but this is @BernieSanders at his very best, tweeted former North Dakota senator Heidi Heitkamp (D). You go, my friend!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/26/coronavirus-sanders-unemployment-relief/
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden