Since the late 1990s, drug companies have spent tens of billions of dollars on television ads, drumming up demand for their products with cheerful jingles and scenes of dancing patients.
I would be curious if a commercial reminding people it’s flu season, or that the new COVID boosters are out would fall under this. As I don’t think banning reminders without a specific drug push is in the spirit of a ban like this, but then looking at who is proposing it gives me pause. And I know that the article mentions seniors seeing vax commercials to remind them, but it doesn’t 100% say if those are included or not.
I would be curious if a commercial reminding people it’s flu season, or that the new COVID boosters are out would fall under this. As I don’t think banning reminders without a specific drug push is in the spirit of a ban like this, but then looking at who is proposing it gives me pause. And I know that the article mentions seniors seeing vax commercials to remind them, but it doesn’t 100% say if those are included or not.