Chapter Three

The passage that stuck out to me in this section touched on the reasons why vaccinations and medications aren't given out for free in places like Africa where people who really need it wouldn't be able to pay for it. Wheelan explained that the reasoning behind having expensive medication isn't simply to make a profit, because in these types of countries the people have no choice, they simply can't afford it. He also explains that the medication and shots themselves aren't even extremely expensive once they are made. The real expense is the investing in the research that takes place before the medication is developed. I had never thought about the fact that people don't just create medication for free, it all takes money.