Australia is very concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to raise tariffs on pharmaceutical imports by up to 250% over the longer term, its health minister said on Thursday.

Trump said this week that the United States would first impose a “small” tariff on foreign-made drugs before hiking it to 150% within 18 months and eventually to 250% in an effort to boost domestic production.

Mark Butler said the plan would be a blow to producers such as CSL, opens new tab, Australia’s largest biotech company.

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    10 days ago

    The challenge with that database would be to keep the Ivermectin Vitamin A RFK detox brainworm people from polluting it with nonsense.

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      Definitely. It would have to be curated similarly to Wikipedia, with discussions, disclaimers and ample references. Also, it would need to be stressed that alternative medicines only be used as a last resort.