Oh by the way you grandstanding moron: "Big Pharma" IS developing an ebola treatment. Who's standing in the way? FDA. http://www.vox.com/2014/8/3/5962381/ebola-outbreak-vaccine-fda-halted-trials/in/5712456 …
@schakalsynthetc Problem w/ risk incentives is FDA is afraid of thalidomide (reasonable) but not of delays w/lifesaving drugs. Systemic bias
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@St_Rev FDA will be held directly responsible for one but not the other, leads to locally "rational" but ethically screwy risk preferences -
@schakalsynthetc Right, exactly. Institutional incentives not aligned with social interest.
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