Big Pharma Plays the Pandemic

Renegade Economists Show 585

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Show Notes
Renowned health economist Stephen Duckett (Grattan Institute) discusses our health system’s ability to address the pandemic. From preventative practices to problems with our private health system, we then delve into issues surrounding medical R&D. Have the oligopolistic practices of Big Pharma exposed society to undue risk in this covid era? Some hard questions need to be asked!

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