ICU Nurse comments

Thanks - welcome aboard!

jdaneway wrote:
I agree with everything this nurse said in the video. Her facts are right on. I can't find fault in anything she said. Here's a link to the ivermectin meta-analysis she talked about: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34375047/

It's always about the money. The Roche and Lily antibody cocktail treatments require multiple infusions, a nurse to give the infusions, space and time to provide the infusion, and these treatments cost from $2300-3000 over multiple days. The companies have said they are not pursuing intellectual property claims, and foreign countries have started producing these ab cocktails at a less than 1/4 of the cost per dose we are charged here in the US. A huge part of the problem in the US is the cost the hospitals and insurance companies charge, not just the pharmas. Everyone is making money on this. It's a bonanza. A ton of people at CDC and in DC are invested in Moderna. Probably Pfizer too; I just happen to be aware that Moderna got in bed with them all this time around.
Another part of the cost problems are the accrediting agencies and the American Medical Association, which sets enrollment limits at medical schools to keep the number of doctors low and wages high. The high cost of drugs in the US is very attributable to former Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah. He set patent exclusivity terms where they are today. If we can get rid of corrupt politicians enacting patent exclusivity laws for campaign donations, I think we might get somewhere. Politicians should be required to divest themselves of equities and board positions as well as banning them from taking any corporate campaign contributions.
https://qz.com/1875449/gilead-set-a-price-for-remdesivir-in-the-us-it-set-two/

I'm so glad you are on this forum delivering straight doses of reality and facts in a such a succinct way. It's hard to navigate all the information sometimes, I get overwhelmed easily, and you bringing it down to the reality of the industry and all the various factors, really helps so much.