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Patty Murray: But we are talking about a vaccine that taxpayers invested $12 billion in, a vaccine that was once $15, and now you are…

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
But we are talking about a vaccine that taxpayers invested $12 billion in, a vaccine that was once $15, and now you are planning, of course, to price it at $130, despite the fact that it just costs about $3 to make.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray questions the significant price increase of the vaccine funded by taxpayers.

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