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archangel7088 t1_j70f8gx wrote

Reply to comment by Phoenix5869 in Cancer mRNA vaccine completes pivotal trial by Phoenix5869

I dunno. To me, I can't think of a worse feeling than knowing there is a cure for my mother's disease, but because we aren't rich, she will be forced to die from it rather than being saved. That's torturous.

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OriginalCompetitive t1_j70odqp wrote

So you’d rather no one has it?

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S1075 t1_j70ux9j wrote

I'm pretty sure that's not what they meant.

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coppersly7 t1_j71dfwr wrote

Isn't that basically the same thing as limiting it to the super wealthy?

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CaptainCastaleos t1_j72h9s3 wrote

No, because if the technology exists it usually becomes available to the less wealthy over time as newer technology replaces it.

It's not ideal or fair, but if I had the choice between getting a cure 10 years later or not getting a cure at all, I'd opt for the later.

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