Biden should force Big Pharma to share taxpayer-subsidized COVID-19 vaccines

This week, President Biden announced that, by utilizing the Defense Production Act, the federal government has created an historic agreement between drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Merck to produce enough COVID-19 vaccines for the entire U.S. adult population by May (months quicker than initially expected). This underscores the ability of the U.S. government to facilitate faster vaccine production, argues Peter Maybarduk of Public Citizen, but that production doesn't have to be driven by the hunt for profit.<br /><br />Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and making a small donation: <br /><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-yt" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-yt</a><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/nl-yt" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com/nl-yt</a><br /><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noopener">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/therealnews</a>