During a press conference Tuesday, President Donald Trump joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla to announce a vague, “voluntary” pricing agreement with Pfizer. I hope I didn’t catch COVID just there,” Trump said after Kennedy sneezed behind him. Give me a Paxlovid immediately.”If an anti-vaxxer sneezes, do Big Pharma drugs suddenly work? After promising to cut drug prices by more than 1,500% (see: math), Trump unveiled new tariffs that could potentially double the cost of drugs for Americans. Basically, Trump’s new “voluntary” pricing agreement boils down to Pfizer lowering prices on select drugs in exchange for a three-year exemption from Trump’s tariffs.