Gilead and the Price of Life-Saving Drugs
Isabel in San Dimas
English - September 07, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNews Commentary News Society & Culture Places & Travel claremont currentevents glendora inlandempire laverne localpolitics losangelescounty politics sandimas southerncalifornia Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When COVID-19 first hit in early 2020, I was intrigued that several big companies working to fight the pandemic had offices here in sleepy San Dimas. I reached out to Gilead Sciences for a podcast interview but never heard back. Later on in July, I learned that San Dimas resident Keith Buck had been conducting a one-man protest at Gilead over their sky-high prices for remdesivir, a life-saving drug used to treat the novel coronavirus. In today's episode, I interview my neighbor Keith about Gilead's exorbitant profit margins and why Keith felt it was important to take a stand on this issue.
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