The power of big pharma8 Oct 2020 09:07
Trump on taking regeneron:
I feel great. I feel, like, perfect,” the president says in the video. “I think this was a blessing from God, that I caught it. This was a blessing in disguise. I caught it, I heard about this drug, I said let me take it. It was my suggestion.”
The president also promised to bring the drug to the American people free, hawking it – falsely – as a “cure”. There is no cure for Covid-19.
Hours later, Regeneron filed an application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval for the treatment, the New York Times reported. Following Trump’s video, stocks in the company climbed by 3.73% in after-hours trading. Trump has ties to Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer, who is a member of the president’s golf club in Westchester.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/07/trump-covid-diagnosis-regeneron-treatment