[tincholio]

Or that some governments apply an eminent-domain like approach, and start manufacturing a generic version. This is not the time for Gilead, or any other company, to make a buck out of a world-wide emergency.

[throwGuardian]

I'd rather have a sustainable Gilead, with a strong moral compass that prices things fairly, to invent the next antiviral.

But the middlemem and insurance companies add ZERO value - invent nothing, treat/cure no one. They're just a leech in the system, and they definitely shouldn't profit from a pandemic

[tincholio]

Sure, that sounds nice, but corporations with a strong moral compass (and pharma ones, at that), are not exactly commonplace.