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To: paintbrush who wrote (51584)6/20/2009 11:06:16 AM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 219782
 
Say a vaccine against HIV is discovered by mistake, tomorrow. it would not come to market.

The gains of selling drugs against HIV is much bigger than selling the vaccine and erradicating the disease.

the vaccine would be bought by the container load and vaccination en masse would ensue, thus ending the market for the HIV medicine.

I used to discuss this with Jane Evans -the Anglo girl- over beers in Nigeria...