Israeli official defends premium paid for Covid-19 vaccines
Israel expects to vaccinate 70% of its population by mid-April
14 January 2021 - 19:59
A senior official from the Israeli health ministry has defended the price the Israeli government paid for Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccines, saying it was “ridiculously low” compared to the economic cost of a national lockdown.
Israel has vaccinated a bigger proportion of its population than any other country to date, but has faced hard questions over the apparent premium it paid to Pfizer for its shots...
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