‘Altruistic’ COVID-19 Prices And Biopharma’s Reputation: Is The Benefit Important?
Executive Summary
Health policy experts debate the public opinion benefit of pricing at cost during a National Pharmaceutical Council webinar on pricing COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.
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