The federal government has authorized more than $7 billion to research coronavirus treatments, and middle men are already making profits by flipping taxpayer-funded drugs onto the private market.
Washington Post article (behind paid wall) re; “molecule flipping” company that licensed a drug developed with millions of dollars in public grants — and quickly sold exclusive rights for it to the pharmaceutical giant Merck. also see https://www.biopharmadive.com/topic/deals/
Disgusting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued a rule that denies pandemic relief grants to millions of undocumented and international college students.