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Post by BHU on May 12, 2020 10:55:38 GMT -5
I've been watching the hearing for about an hour & gave up, changed the channel. Nothing new here, mostly hot air from both sides. I just watched Susan Collins waste 2 minutes to ask a question. Each Senator is allotted 5 minutes to get a question out & instead of fillibustering why can't they just ask it concisely? Give us the Reader's Digest version instead of rambling. What a waste of time.
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Post by clarencebunsen on May 12, 2020 14:43:29 GMT -5
Bernie asked over and over if the CDC could guarantee that the as yet unavailable and untested vaccine would be provided at no cost. Isn't he a part of congress? Wouldn't it be up to Congress to provide funding for a free vaccination program? If the first vaccine available comes from China would he vote to buy from them?
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Post by BHU on May 12, 2020 17:23:53 GMT -5
Bernie asked over and over if the CDC could guarantee that the as yet unavailable and untested vaccine would be provided at no cost. Isn't he a part of congress? Wouldn't it be up to Congress to provide funding for a free vaccination program? If the first vaccine available comes from China would he vote to buy from them? I don't know about a vaccine from China or what Sanders would do. But, am I mistaken in that some of this funding for virus research is coming from the federal government, in other words U.S. taxpayers? If that's the case, why should we have to pay twice for getting the vaccine? My insurance plan covers the cost of most vaccines such as the flu but that's because the ACA forced insurers to cover the cost. If the law is struck down which Trump & his mob are trying to do right now, a lot of people will be paying for those shots & possibly for COVID. We'll see. |
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Post by clarencebunsen on May 12, 2020 18:39:41 GMT -5
My understanding of the system is that the CDC identifies potentially useful compounds and then auctions these off for research and development. Pharmaceutical companies do the work of manufacturing these compounds and testing them for safety and effectiveness. Fewer than one of 1000 compounds result in something marketable.
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