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pavlov • yesterday at 8:30 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

The Trump administration and RFK Jr. are actively working to prevent mRNA vaccines from reaching the market.

People like Marc Andreessen, Larry Ellison and Elon Musk are actively supporting the administration, including hundreds of millions in donations to MAGA political campaigns in recent months.

Should we hold these people accountable for the damage they're indirectly doing to public health? If not, why?


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maram • today at 12:58 AM

>>Should we hold these people accountable for the damage they're indirectly doing to public health?

How much did Moderna and Pfizer profit from the vaccines? I always go back to PG’s 2020 tweet: “Anyone else notice Fauci seems happier? I don’t think it’s just the vaccine.” https://x.com/paulg/status/1328075680492511232?s=46

soon_to_be_sb • yesterday at 8:38 PM

>The Trump administration and RFK Jr. are actively working to prevent mRNA vaccines from reaching the market.

Why though? Would they get paid by "crakpots" more than they could get paid by Big pharma !?

Apparently everyone knows Trump is only interested in him and friends making money. So how do you rationalize your claim?

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poly2it • yesterday at 8:37 PM

This is a relevant question. Is it ethical to indirectly kill people for profit? If so, under what circumstances? Phrased like this, it sounds ridiculous, but that must imply that the acts being committed are not understood by the people causing them through the lens I am interpreting them.

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