Prognosis
Covid Hit These Countries Hard. Now They Face Big Vaccine Bills
- Colombia and other middle-income nations pay stiff prices
- ‘They have no choice but to submit,’ health advocate says
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Colombia has already paid a steep price in the pandemic with more than 61,000 deaths from Covid-19. Now the South American nation faces another cost: about $850 million to immunize its population.
South Africa, Colombia and other middle-income countries hit hard by Covid have lined up behind richer ones to buy vaccines in hopes of averting more suffering. They’ve pursued cheaper doses from AstraZeneca Plc, as well as far more expensive shots from Moderna Inc.