1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 641, the plague (4)

In addition to the Salvation Hospital, there are still other ways to get this life-saving medicine. For example, you can buy these medicines in the underground black market, but the price is higher, about one sold for more than 40 francs. According to the instructions of the anti-viral oral liquid, it must be taken four times a day, one for children and two for adults. In critical cases, the dosage should be doubled. In other words, once an adult becomes a suspected case and has a fever, he will need to spend 480 francs a day with drugs on the black market. If the condition is critically ill, it may even cost 960 francs, which is simply nothing. Robbery. The Spanish flu has another very distinctive feature, that is, most of the severely ill deaths are young people.

However, the problem is that the number of low-cost anti-viral oral liquids offered by the Salvation Hospital is very limited and there are many restrictions. For example, a patient can only buy one box at a time, that is, 12 bottles. And I always started seeing a doctor at 8:30, and I ran out of medicines before 9:30.

“No way, the number of medicines is insufficient. You have to know that because the cost of this medicine has not been reduced, it has not been sold in the past few years. So the output is naturally very low, and the stock is naturally very low. The addition of drugs does not mean that the increase in output may increase. So the quantity is naturally insufficient. Also, because of the fear that this flu will affect the United States, the United States government prohibits the export of McDonald’s medicines. The United States government has stipulated that for every antiviral oral liquid sold by McDonald’s to Europe, it must be sold in the United States. Although you know, after the British and French governments protested, this ratio was It was compressed to ten to one. Moreover, most drugs exported to Europe must first meet the military’s order. Therefore, in fact, it is very difficult for our hospital to get so many drugs. I hope everyone understands. Be considerate.” After the medicine ran out on this day, Dr. Jacques, the dean of the Salvation Hospital in Paris, raised his horn and explained loudly to the shouting crowd who were dissatisfied with the lack of medicine. Behind him, several heavily armed guards were watching the crowd vigilantly. Then the window was closed in front of these people, and these people did not leave, but continued to line up there, as long as there is always hope.

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“Eleka, I will continue to line up here. You have to go to the black market and buy some more medicines. Otherwise, Aiden can’t wait…” An old man in line said to his wife who is staying here.

“Okay, old man, go quickly, I’m here to guard.” The old woman replied.

“There are no drugs in the hospitals of United States people. How can there be in the black market?” a person standing in the line asked suspiciously, “Is it because the people in the hospital secretly sold the drugs to the black market?”

“I think it’s better to doubt our politicians than to doubt those from the United States. They control a lot of drugs. I don’t believe these guys will really use all of these drugs in the military. They are sure A large number of people were intercepted to make money on the black market.” Another aunt said that several years of war, huge casualties, and now an uncontrollable plague, people in Paris are generally full of dissatisfaction with the government.

“And the United States government, what about making our friends? It actually controls the export of medicines to us at this time. This is simply…”

“Actually, I think I can understand what the United States government does. After all, they are first responsible for the safety of United States people. It is said that the United States has also suffered from this kind of flu-but our government is really incompetent. Just accepted the ten to one ratio of United States people.”

“What is ten to one? We, the United Kingdom, and all European countries including Italy add up to only one! I heard that some drugs in the black market were actually smuggled from the United States. I heard that in In United States, the prices of these drugs are much cheaper than those in the Salvation Hospital. So some people smuggle drugs from United States to Europe. After all, there are more than ten times the profit.” Someone said mysteriously.

“So our government is stupid! Why don’t they rush to the United States to register some companies, and then directly purchase in United States, and then smuggle it back?” Someone scolded again.

These people really wronged the French government. First of all, in the French black market, most of the antiviral oral liquids are from United States. Secondly, shortly after the influenza outbreak in Europe, a lot of new pharmacies emerged in United States, many of which have European backgrounds. However, it is difficult for these pharmacies to get this medicine from McDonald’s. The reason is that the production is limited and they are all sold out. In other words, these pharmacies simply have no channels for purchasing goods. There are rumors that some companies that are closely related to McDonald have placed large orders long ago, and then they have secured this lucrative business. Then these European capital pharmacies tried to buy them directly from other pharmacies, and they found that in the regular pharmacies in United States, these drugs were in short supply. Once they were put on the counter, they would be immediately robbed. As for privately buying directly from a United States pharmacy at a higher price, it is not uncommon, but the quantity is very limited, and several times have been caught by the United States police. Then both the goods and the payment were all confiscated.

However, they did not completely wronged the French government and the military, because some people in the French government and the military did participate in the drug transaction on the black market, and they did sell these precious drugs in the black market to obtain huge profits. However, most of them were not in the business. Anti-viral oral liquid is sold in the domestic market. In their opinion, because smugglers from the United States compete with them on the French black market, the profits are really limited. An anti-viral oral liquid is only sold for about 40 francs, which is too cheap. If you take it Selling to… hush, keep it quiet, if they were sold on the black markets in Frankfurt and Berlin, the price would be three to four times higher than this. So, damn it, those traitors from the French motherland, they smuggled a lot of antiviral oral liquids to the Germans! In order to increase the purchase volume, not only did they not sell these medicines on the French black market, they even continued to buy these things from the French black market, and then sold them to Germans. And these practices have also made the price of antiviral oral liquid in the French black market continue to be ascending.

Of course, if the Germans bought drugs that were supposed to be provided to French soldiers, if this kind of thing was exposed, it would definitely lead to a revolution. Therefore, it must be ensured that sick soldiers can drink this magical medicine. At least, there must be no mismatches in the account book. Thus, counterfeit anti-viral oral liquid came into being.

It is almost impossible to reverse the formula and process of antiviral oral liquid even in later generations, especially in this era. However, it is not particularly difficult to make sugar water with a relatively similar color and taste, especially when France has a lot of the best chefs in the world. As a result, fake and inferior potions replaced the real potions and were continuously provided to the soldiers of the army, while the real antiviral oral liquids that were supposed to be given to them were continuously sold to the Germans.

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As someone mentioned, the Spanish flu spread quickly to the United States. In just a few days, the number of people who contracted this cold was as many as millions. In order to quickly control the plague, the White House asked Congress The “Regulations on Special Immunization Management” was passed, stipulating that during the flu epidemic, any entertainment that would cause crowds to be banned, all movie theaters, song and dance theater performances, and all sports competitions are also stopped. Of course, what parades and demonstrations What messy things are naturally not allowed. In fact, under the pressure of such a plague, few people really dare to run into the crowd not afraid of death.

In order to avoid getting infected with this terrible flu when going out, the streets become empty even in broad daylight, and in later generations, they can be used directly in zombie movies. There are only two places that are overcrowded, one is a hospital, and the other is a pharmacy.

Originally, according to the truth, United States is the main producer of cotton, so there will never be a shortage of cotton yarn, and naturally there will never be a shortage of cotton yarn masks. At the very least, it is not a problem to ensure that everyone has enough masks. If someone really insists on raising prices, the people of United States can also go home by themselves D.I.Y. Even in later generations, the ability of the people of United States to do it themselves is still good.

However, a specious statement first appeared in some programs in radio talks:

“Doctor Philips, can you keep the germs out if you wear a mask?” the host asked.

“Ah, this question cannot be generalized. Generally speaking, wearing it is better than not wearing it. But you have to know that influenza is caused by a virus, not the germs you just mentioned. Viruses are very small, smaller than bacteria. So they have a higher chance of passing through the mask, entering the human respiratory tract, and causing disease. In addition, because the face is not a standardized geometry, there are still gaps in the fit between the mask and the face after the mask is put on. Viruses can also enter the respiratory tract through such gaps. Therefore, masks cannot completely guarantee our safety…”

“Then Dr. Philips, what do you think can guarantee our safety to the greatest extent?” the host asked again.

“Let me say, the most useful thing, the best thing to keep the virus out of the respiratory tract, must be a gas mask, so if possible, wearing a gas mask is a safer and better choice.” Dr. Philips is serious. Replied.

As a result, a new, huge market for civilian goods appeared.