Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle WalenskyRochelle WalenskyFauci to springbreakers: ‘Do not watch completely’ Texas ends mandate as leaders to urge caution over money: COVID-19 bill on rate for homecoming, Biden signature Wednesday | The first new checks go out next week MORE said in an interview on Thursday that she is concerned that there may come a day when the coronavirus vaccine incurs a cost to patients.
“I’m worried about the day when the vaccine will no longer be free,” Walensky told The 19th when the Biden administration continued its vaccination program.
What about all the people? What if we need a third booster? What happens then, who is going to pay for it? She asked.
The federal government purchased COVID-19 vaccines against taxpayers and distributed them free of charge to get vaccinated as much as possible.
Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, whose vaccine has not yet been approved for use in the US, said both they do not earn their vaccines and sell them at the cost they cost to make.
President Biden
Joe BidenManchin Cements Key Voting Status in 50-50 Senate The Memorandum: How the COVID Promoted Politics This Year After the Pandemic’s Plans for Legislators: Chuck E. Cheese, Visiting Friends, Grandchildren More Announced Wednesday that the federal government has purchased another 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
However, Pfizer, which is the first vaccine to be used in the United States, does not make a commitment to sell their vaccines for free.
“We realize these are extraordinary times, and our prices will reflect them during the period of the pandemic,” Pfizer chief executive John Young told lawmakers over the summer.
The company said in February that it planned to increase its vaccine prices after the crisis of the pandemic subsided.
Pfizer currently sells their vaccines at nearly $ 20 per dose when their normal costs can range between $ 150 and $ 175, according to CFO Frank D’Amelio, Fierce Pharma. reported last month. He said they are “Go get more on price” after the pandemic.
‘I think there are an extraordinary number of questions related to how this pandemic will be paid for, how the future of healthcare will be paid for, how the future of public healthcare will be paid for, because we are a product of the fact that we did not invest in it, ‘Walensky said.
There was no indication from the government that the vaccines would soon no longer be free to the public.