The Impact of H1N1 on Drug Companies
2009 November 19
Interesting clip from AlJareeza showing the impact of the H1N1 pandemic on drug companies:
As one Oxfam representative refers to in this clip, the H1N1 pandemic, and subsequent need for vaccines, reminds us of the huge impact the profit motives of drug companies around the world makes on the health of so many.
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Thank you for the video post.
Companies that rush through clinical studies without doing their homework tend to send the wrong message as to what is important…the people and not the bottom line. We all have a responsibility to do the right thing when it comes to treatments for dieseases such as the ’swine flu’ or cancer. Rushing based on profit could be considered foolhardy and dangerous