A half dozen U.S. senators want the U.S. Army to hold a public hearing to explore the controversy over the pricing of a Zika virus vaccine that Sanofi is developing with taxpayer dollars.
In a letter sent on Monday to Acting U.S. Secretary of the Army Robert Speer, the lawmakers expressed concerns that a vaccine would not be “accessible and affordable” for many Americans, since the company may win an exclusive license to develop the technology and have “monopolistic” rights through 2036.
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Interesting phrase. The ‘reasonable pricing’ was removed – “over concerns that such clauses would be seen by industry as a “restraint” on new product development.” One could wonder how such a concern surfaced – or who surfaced it?