It is despicable that the Covid vaccine manufacturers are going to charge more than $110/dose for the new XBB.1.5 boosters when available in mid-September.
The US government previously paid ~$25/dose, supplied free of charge, and subsidized these companies with untold $ billions.
Manufacturers took note of the fact that there were more COVID deaths among Republican voters than among Democrat voters, because of anti-vax propaganda. By charging $110 per shot they hope to put the vaccine outside the reach of poorest voters and thus reverse that bias in the next wave.
Eric Topol
Jorge Stolfi