Despite all the promise and talk, nationalism is impacting potential coronavirus vaccine distribution, as wealthy nations scoop up supply
Health experts have for months voiced concern that countries boasting financial horsepower, might stockpile coronavirus vaccines for their own use before they are spared for people in low and middle income nations. Fears have now become reality.
“There is a bit of a global bidding war going on where the companies are making a nice chunk of money selling vaccines - that actually don't exist yet - to wealthy countries,” says Ellen 't Hoen, director at Medicine Law and Policy, an NGO which advocates for affordable drugs. Governments choosing to prioritise their own people could lead to disruptions in global supply chains, as seen when countries started to hoard face masks and medical protective gear at the start of the pandemic.
Moderna, Pfizer, and Merck have already told a US congressional hearing that they intend to make a profit on their vaccines. The question is, could a price tag of $20 per dose, which translates roughly as 7,650 Nigerian naira or 3,300 Pakistani rupees, too much to ask?
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