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You could question that study only based on fact that 4.2% of UK's MP's are from ethnic minorities where 14% of their population belong in ethnic minorities.

Last year there was decrease of demand of insulin because of covid-19, but still their over 11 billion dollar revenue that they get from diabetic treatments increased 6%. Although they say that growth was mainly because of Trulicity (which increase body's own insulin production) and Jardiance (which decrease amount sugar that is absorbed by body). Both are meant to decrease amount of supplement insulin that diabetic needs. Trulicity is more expensive than insulin (at least here) and Jardiance doesn't work alone but also needs either insulin or Trulicity or both as part of treatment.

6% revenue increase in year seems quite high

increase in demand from 2000 (~17 million) to 2016 (~29 million) was ~71%, but price of insulin rise about 600% even though it become easier, faster and cheaper to produce during that time. Also In 2012, the average cost of insulin per diabetes patient was $2,864 per year. By 2016, it had risen to $5,705. https://www.singlecare.com/blog/insulin-prices/ https://healthcostinstitute.org/diabetes-and-insulin/spending-on-individuals-with-type-1-diabetes-and-the-role-of-rapidly-increasing-insulin-prices (geo blocked in EU, needs US vpn to read) During this time of price doubling demand rise in US from ~25 million to ~29 million so ~16% Also when you look how price of long-acting insulin has increased and short-acting analog insulins https://www.businessinsider.com/rising-insulin-prices-track-competitors-closely-2016-9?r=UK It is interesting how all four products prices seem to constantly stay about same price, also it doesn't seem to have any impact if the insulin is long lasting or short lasting and new competitor on market in 2005, didn't drop price even though supply increased. Global manufacturing capacity of insulin far exceeds demand of insulin, but 90% of global insulin markets are dominated by three companies. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6593686/

Mistake post, where I meant to edit, but quoted instead

they can't price themselves out market where they don't have competition because US government don't let new companies on the market These two aren't even close match https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/data/statistics/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf

Dropping demand will just increase its price, because drug companies like to have steady income and they don't care if people bankrupt because they need to pay thousands of dollars for one dollar medicine because they don't have any alternatives if they want to live

It isn't inflation in case of insulin. It is unregulated market of product which has no alternatives, which means that people who need it have two choices, pay what drug companies ask or die. It is just pure robbery supported by US federal government, considering that insulin is 100 old drug that was never patented, but still only couple companies have right to sell it in US and there is no regulations for how much those couple companies can ask for dose which cost them less than one dollar to make.

Even SimCity has included newest memes

Initial accusation was from Italian equivalent of The Sun. EU has still not given any official information about they investigation. Belgium was not the final destination for the doses, but where they would have packed for shipping. AZ is only one that has given any official statements about their final destination, which they say were EU and COVAX program, even though most of the doses where from the mentioned Halix factory, which AZ sought approval from EMA after EU had started its investigation.

tax cuts that are funded with debt will eventually worsen deficit, as increasing spending and decreasing income has habit to do. But Lala land dream where tax cut not only increases state income more than lost tax revenue and increased interest, but it increases state income in such extend that state can take even more debt to pay public projects lives strong among modern politicians.

Sputnik is under EMA review. But Sputnik probably will not help EU any way as Russia don't have enough production capacity. Russia offered to Finland technology and patents to produce Sputnik here, but there isn't any realistic scenario where we could produce significant amount of doses before autumn

Like I said there seem to be no information where they were meant to go. AZ says that EU and COVAX program, but considering as most of them are from Halix factory which AZ has not applied approval from EMA, that seems bit strange. EU still has not given any official statement about their investigation about those doses. So admitted isn't probably right term to use at least yet.

EU aren't denying UK's access to vaccines they just setting new prioritization rules for export authorizations for vaccines which will drop UK down in prioritization list because they have their own vaccination production (which all go to domestic use) and they are ahead of most of the world. New rules would rise among other things South Africa and Brazil ahead of UK when it comes to export authorizations. But because UK relies in their strategy so much in vaccines produced in EU, these new authorization scheme will most likely slow down UK's vaccination program 2 months, if they aren't able to get vaccines from other sources, which looks unlikely considering that US and India have banned vaccine exports. UK doesn't want vaccines from China or Russia (who don't seem to have enough production currently capacity actually offer much help).

There don't seem to be any details where doses where meant to go after Belgium. AZ says that doses final destinations were COVAX program and EU, but amount don't match to amounts that AZ had given previously. Big sunk of those doses are from AZ's Halix factory which AZ had not sought EMA's approval until recently. Which means that doses made there can't be sold in EU or send to COVAX program until it has EMA's approval. Where UK has demanded that vaccines produced in AZ's factory needs to be shipped there because of their contract with AZ

Isn't he bit late? Or is his aim to add women in the militia too? "Be it enacted by the Senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the militia shall consist of every able-bodied male citizen of the respective States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, and every able-bodied male of foreign birth who has declared his intention to become a citizen, who is more than eighteen and less than forty-five years of age, and shall be divided into two classes-the organized militia, to be known as the National Guard of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, or by such other designations as may be given them by the laws of the respective States or Territories, and the remainder to be known as the Reserve Militia." - Militia Act of 1903

Persians, Arabs (including Syrians) are considered white in US

Next time you make mistake, you can be at least happy that you probably didn't make this bad mistake. EDIT: Although those millions of hours delays in shipments which this has caused and will still cause, do so much economical damage that I am not sure if this should be in Funny sfuff thread

Seems bit paradoxical, but what doesn't these days

It seems that EMA isn't able to say that AZ vaccine doesn't cause dangerous blood clots in really rare (less than 20 cases among 20 million vaccinated people) cases, but thinks that countries should continue to use it because they estimate that it benefits far exceeds any risk (such 2009 statement) and inform patients and doctors and nurses about the possibility such rare blood clots and monitor recipients if they are deemed to be in a risk.

Bruce I need to apologize that I used such hard wording about your British side (as South Africa rejected British Royal family in 1961) head of state family anointed by god to rule over world, I should used more politically correct term nincompoop

Because we don't have royal family, because our selected king refused to take the crown (In 1918 and we become republic that has president as head of state)

They are royals? They special people selected by god to rule lowly peasants of world. I wonder how they would not be dirtbags

It seems that less than 20% is these days 50% and following shows which countries agreed to follow 1951 Refugee Convention (light green) and 1967 Protocol (yellow) and both (dark green) Also clearly deporting without questions is antithetical to American values, which is why https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49079495 "US expands powers to deport migrants without going to court Under the new rules, migrants who cannot prove they have been in the US continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported." But at least it is consistent with communist governments in past