公共投资的公共回报:Moderna公司违反了社会契约
概括
现代公司计划将COVID-19疫苗价格提高400%. 政府应该利用其购买力,为所有美国人谈判一个公平的价格.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 疫苗开发 疫苗开发
- 制药经济学 制药经济学
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19大流行,需要快速开发疫苗,并广泛向公众提供疫苗.
- 国家卫生研究院 (NIH) 与Moderna合作开发了一种重要的COVID-19疫苗.
- 当前的疫苗定价结构正受到审查,随着流行病需求的发展.
研究的目的:
- 分析Moderna公司宣布提高其COVID-19疫苗价格的影响.
- 倡导政府干预,以确保继续负担得起的疫苗接种.
- 评估联邦购买力在谈判药品价格中的作用.
主要方法:
- 对Moderna声明的定价策略的分析.
- 审查政府在公共卫生采购中的作用.
- 疫苗可获得性和负担能力的经济评估.
主要成果:
- 现代公司打算从2023年1月开始将其COVID-19疫苗的价格提高400%.
- 这种价格上可能会对一般人群的疫苗接种能力产生重大影响.
- 联邦政府通过其购买力拥有杆.
结论:
- 持续的政府谈判对于确保COVID-19疫苗的公平价格至关重要.
- 联邦政府的干预可以减轻价格大幅上对公共卫生的影响.
- 确保公平获得疫苗仍然是公共卫生优先事项.
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