Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Flu vaccine shortage, there's a lesson in that.
Does the saying "You get what you pay for" apply to drug makers? The reason we don't have enough flu vaccine this year is because there is no money in making flu vaccines. So who makes it??? The lowest bidder. In order to bring in more manufacturer, the profit margins has to be higher. Everyone complains how expensive drugs are but no one complains how expensive flu shots are...that's because they're not and now we suffer the consequence.