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.
@erictopol how much additional protection does it provide? If it goes from 99% to 99.1% then it's not a big deal in my opinion.
Edit:
I should have asked, what's the difference in effectiveness between between the 1.5 boosters compared to the other boosters?
I'm not even claiming a number, I'm asking what the number is.
Also, I'm not comparing booster to nothing. I'm asking what is the difference in effectiveness between the $110 booster and another booster.
Eric Topol
Sibshops
Jérôme
TurboQuokka