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Wednesday Links

Posted on May 18, 2022July 25, 2022 by John C. Goodman

Right to try: The main obstacle is not government; it’s the drug companies.

Covid fact: For people under 25, Covid was less deadly than traffic accidents.

Additional fact: the Asian death rate was about half the white rate, one-third the black rate, and one-fourth the Hispanic rate.  (Rough estimates)

Why is the Covid death rate in Australia one-tenth of the U.S. level?

David Henderson: The FDA should approve the Alzheimer drug Aduhelm, but Medicare shouldn’t pay for it.

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  1. Devon Herrick says:
    May 18, 2022 at 3:13 pm

    I tend to agree with David Henderson. FDA approval should not necessarily require Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance pay for low-value, high-cost drugs of questionable efficacy. This should especially be true when the drug in question has very serious side effects.

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