Pfizer offers SA discounted vaccine, but it’s still too much
At $10 a dose, half what it costs in the US, the presidency says the cost is prohibitive as unions pressure the ANC over vaccines
04 January 2021 - 17:41
Pfizer and BioNTech have offered to supply SA with their Covid-19 vaccine at a discounted $10 a dose, yet the president’s office still describes the cost as prohibitive, according to a person familiar with the talks.
The price was worked out according to SA’s status as a middle-income nation and is about half what the drugmakers are charging in the US, the person said, asking not to be identified as the information hasn’t been made public...
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