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I'm pretty sure an X-Prize-style $10 Billion tax free for the next antibiotic from the government[1] would probably get something done. Given our needs, the $10B would be cheap. Heck, buy the next 3 or 4 discovered.

1) assuming said government exempts the company from court claims on the approved drug




The gov't is already looking at something similar. If an antibiotic is approved by the FDA, the company would be guaranteed at least $100M in revenue per year, going up to $350M in the fifth and final year.


The big one would be the immunity from court action. Look at all the crap going on with the Lyme Disease Vaccine and flu shots.




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