In Philadelphia, a scandal erupts over vaccination startup led by 22-year-old

Post by esja » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 10:01 AM UTC

oji0hub wrote: post #18

rendall wrote: post #6

...'his company didn't think like a traditional medical institution. "We're engineers, we're scientists, computer scientists, we're cybersecurity nerds. We think a little differently than people in health care do." "We took the entire model and just threw it out the window," Doroshin added. "We said to hell with all of that. We're going to completely build on a new model...' These kinds of statements from founders sh…

From the wiki: "Chesterton's fence is the principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs is understood." Ok great. "The quotation is from Chesterton's 1929 book, The Thing: Why I am a Catholic" So, Catholicism?

Post by melomal » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 10:13 AM UTC

rendall wrote: post #6

...'his company didn't think like a traditional medical institution. "We're engineers, we're scientists, computer scientists, we're cybersecurity nerds. We think a little differently than people in health care do." "We took the entire model and just threw it out the window," Doroshin added. "We said to hell with all of that. We're going to completely build on a new model...' These kinds of statements from founders sh…

Post by anticapit » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 10:17 AM UTC

Post by rob74 » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 10:24 AM UTC

esja wrote: post #19

ck425 wrote: post #12

Maybe this is cultural difference between the UK and the US but who the hell thinks it's ok to be blatantly profiting from a vaccine rollout? Particularly when the vaccine is being provided for free by government. Covering costs is over thing, blatant profiteering is disgusting.

Even the expensive COVID vaccines are an absolute bargain compared to all the costs associated with not having them (economic, social, health, geopolitical...). The EU has just created a huge problem for themselves (which will result in extra people dying) by insisting on paying 2 dollars per dose for the AZ vaccine instead of 3 dollars or whatever. If you do the maths on that, it’s hard to find a rational or humane…

Post by zemvpferreira » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 10:26 AM UTC

melomal wrote: post #23

rendall wrote: post #6

...'his company didn't think like a traditional medical institution. "We're engineers, we're scientists, computer scientists, we're cybersecurity nerds. We think a little differently than people in health care do." "We took the entire model and just threw it out the window," Doroshin added. "We said to hell with all of that. We're going to completely build on a new model...' These kinds of statements from founders sh…

Smells like Theranos 2.0 to me. The issue with tech people is that they are so far outside of the real-world thought process and feelings. Full of grandiose ideas that fall short of delivering on the expectation and PR hype.