Merk...

 

The New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant Merck is facing accusations of price gouging after it charged the U.S. over $700 per patient for a taxpayer-funded coronavirus treatment that, according to research, costs just $17.74 to produce.

Last week, Merck announced plans to request emergency federal authorization for molnupiravir after a late-stage clinical trial showed that a five-day course of the antiviral drug cut the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization or death in half in patients with mild-to-moderate cases.

The same day Merck unveiled the results of the trial and White House officials hailed the drug as another possible tool against COVID-19, the "New York Times" reported that "the federal government has placed advance orders for 1.7 million courses of treatment, at a price of about $700 per patient"—far more than the estimated cost of manufacturing the drug.

Dean Baker, a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, noted that the $712 price-per-course price the U.S. government is set to pay for molnupiravir amounts to a roughly 4,000% markup.

"Quartz"'s Annalisa Merelli reported last week that with Merck expecting to produce 10 million courses of molnupiravir before the end of 2021, the company "could bring in revenue up to $7 billion."

Now practicing hate of the pharmaceutical companies that produce a medication to cure a disease that killed 700,000 persons and cost 6 trillion dollars among other problems.

Just a thought.

Janice...

 

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on Tuesday issued an executive order      banning  vaccine mandates and required coronavirus testing in schools and colleges in the state, prompting Gov. Brad Little to say he had not authorized her to act on his behalf while he was at the U.S-Mexico border. 

Little said he would "rescind" any executive orders McGeachin issues while he is away and she is acting governor, including her attempt this week to send National Guard troops to the border. 

The new executive order also prevents employers from requiring their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and is an extension of one Little issued in April that banned mandates at state facilities not including schools, according to the Idaho Statesman. 

McGeachin said she had "fixed" the order. "I will continue to fight for your individual liberty!" she tweeted. 

Idaho population in 2021 is expected to be 1.85 million, ranks 39th by population rank in US. Its area is 83,569 square miles fourteenth position by area rank.

On the other hand New York State Population is : 19,453,561 on a surface Area of : 141,297 km2

Dude...

 

I Can...

 

In his initial acts as the 46th US president, President Biden signed 15 executive orders - the first to boost the federal response to the coronavirus crisis.

Other orders reversed the Trump administration's stance on climate change and immigration.

Well six month later, Covid Death is 700,000.

Wall Street is on way to a disaster

South Boarder... Don't ask.   Just a thought.

Shift...

 

ARK Investment Management, the firm run by Cathie Wood, is joining the financial industry’s shift south to Florida.

ARK is closing its New York office permanently at the end of October and relocating its corporate headquarters to St. Petersburg, 

 The firm, will build an innovation center meant to “retain and attract top talent” in the Tampa Bay region.

Florida has seen a burst of interest from investment firms since the start of the pandemic as the work-from-home revolution pushes companies to reconsider their presence in pricey business hubs such as New York and San Francisco, with much of that interest in Palm Beach and Miami.

Florida’s lower taxes have proved popular for the finance industry, particularly after Covid-19 walloped New York. So far, many of the moves tend to be satellite or second offices, with relatively few headquarters.

ARK joins Paul Singer’s Elliott Investment Management in setting up a Florida headquarters. The hedge fund is moving to West Palm Beach from Manhattan. Just a "high Tax" thought.

Pause ..

 

Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they are pausing the use of Moderna's (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups after reports of possible rare cardiovascular side effects.'

The Swedish health agency said it would pause using the shot for people born in 1991 and later as data pointed to an increase of myocarditis and pericarditis among youths and young adults that had been vaccinated. Those conditions involve an inflammation of the heart or its lining.

"The connection is especially clear when it comes to Moderna's vaccine Spikevax, especially after the second dose," the health agency said, adding the risk of being affected was very small.

So I want all the politicians to pause for a while. Thirty years and younger be fore warned.   Just a thought.

Unvaccinated...

 

Although employers have a free hand to divide workers because vaccination status isn’t a legally protected category, such a policy would be burdensome to administer and likely generate resentment among workers on a topic that’s become politically charged, attorneys said.

Segregating workers also raises potential legal risks, as some workers can’t get vaccinated due to health conditions or religious objections. Workers can refuse the jab based on disability or religious belief, so employers could then face allegations of bias against those workers if they suffer negative consequences as a result of being segregated.

Letting go of Healthcare workers who carried the country through its darkest time with no PPE, no vaccines, and now come up with that is unfair and un-Ethical. 

Just a thought.

Blue Dog...

 

Kyrsten Lea Sinema began her political career in the Arizona Green Party and rose to prominence for her progressive advocacy, supporting causes such as LGBT rights and opposing the war on terror. 

She left the Green Party to join the Arizona Democratic Party in 2004 and was elected to a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2012. 

After her election, she joined the New Democrat Coalition, the Blue Dog Coalition and the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, amassing one of the most conservative voting records in the Democratic caucus.^[1] 

She won the 2018 Senate election to replace the retiring Jeff Flake, defeating Republican nominee Martha McSally.  She also was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arizona.^[3]

Better...

 

Resist...