From Harper’s Weekly Review, another comment causing me to think I need a new category called Stupid Abject Cruelty of Capitalists, Emphasis on the Stupid:<\/p>\n
It was found that, among COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, Moderna has shipped the largest proportion of its doses to wealthy nations, in addition to charging some countries, including Botswana and Colombia, twice as much for doses as the United States. \u201cIt is sad,\u201d said Moderna chief executive St\u00e9phane Bancel.<\/em><\/p>\n I mean, how stupid is this guy? I know, maybe I should try to find the full quote but I’m sure Harper’s did, and I trust Harper’s judgment.*<\/p>\n *Nevertheless, I did check. Harper’s drew this item from a New York Times article<\/a>, in which St\u00e9phane Bancel did indeed say, “It is sad,” and then went on to offer some flimflamery about Moderna’s limited production as an excuse.<\/p>\n (Maybe Bancel’s English isn’t too good. So maybe I should translate what he said into French. OK, this I can do: “C’\u00e9st triste.” Nah. It doesn’t sound any better.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Harper’s Weekly Review, another comment causing me to think I need a new category called Stupid Abject Cruelty of Capitalists, Emphasis on the Stupid: It was found that, among COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, Moderna has shipped the largest proportion of … Continue reading