We the public, we the people developed this drug, we paid for this drug, we led and developed all of the grounding patents to create PrEP, and then that patent has been privatized.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We the public, we the people developed this drug, we paid for this drug, we led and developed all of the grounding…”
On the recordMay 15, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez emphasizes public ownership of the drug's development and the high cost of PrEP.
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