What to Do About Disloyal Corporations
Category: POLITICS
In 2013, Pfizer raked in nearly $4 billion on sales of the Prevnar 13 vaccine, which prevents diseases caused by pneumococcal bacteria, from ear infections to pneumonia -- for which Pfizer is the only manufacturer. Other countries wouldn't allow their patent systems to justify such huge charges. Neither should we -- especially when Pfizer stops being an American company.
By Robert Reich, ContributorChancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of Califor..., 2015-12-06