Ivermectin was developed around 50 years ago and the patent has been expired for ages. I doubt Merck was in the vaccine business at that time and none of the current management was around. The drug is now marketed as a generic which accounts for it's low cost.
Ivermectin was developed around 50 years ago and the patent has been expired for ages. I doubt Merck was in the vaccine business at that time and none of the current management was around. The drug is now marketed as a generic which accounts for it's low cost.
You might want to go have a look about their history if you're going to use that argument.
1940s- They were making smallpox vaccines.
1960s and 1970s- They were making vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). They had a hepatitis vaccine by the end of the 70s.
1980s- They made the Hib vaccines. Ivermectin was created in 1981.
What does it matter if the patent has expired? Their patent on Gardasil has expired. You want to give it to your kids?
Do you think the formula changes when the patent expires? It's the same drug.
None of the current management was around for the smallpox vaccines, the hib, or the MMR or the hepatitis vaccine. Does that mean those are safe?
You might want to check out the donation program Merck had in the 80s, when they distributed millions of doses of Ivermectin for free.