https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:19:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vaccine-costs-soaring-ny-times-article#post-1763997 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:51:27 +0000 loveisstrange 1763997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And, this is why capitalism and healthcare don't mix. Ridiculous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vaccine-costs-soaring-ny-times-article#post-1763891 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:26:13 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1763891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the line at the end that they sell it to a WHO initiative for $3.30 a dose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vaccine-costs-soaring-ny-times-article#post-1763836 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:12:23 +0000 Kimberlybee 1763836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man that's it right! "Pfizer, the sole manufacturer, had revenues of nearly $4 billion from its Prevnar vaccine line last year, about double what it made from high-profile drugs like Lipitor and Viagra, which now face generic competitors." That sucks that they are the sole manufacturer of Prevnar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vaccine-costs-soaring-ny-times-article#post-1763771 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 07:50:41 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1763771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember the post from a week ago about how expensive vaccines were. I thought this article gave an interesting perspective from the doctors' side of it. </p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/03/health/Vaccine-Costs-Soaring-Paying-Till-It-Hurts.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/03/health/Vaccine-Costs-Soaring-Paying-Till-It-Hurts.html?_r=0</a> </p>