Re:Europe's Vaccine Disaster
by robotmay on Friday January 29, 2021 @08:15PM
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I was under the assumption that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was being produced at cost under the agreement with Oxford University. I'm curious as to what cost savings they were after - possibly on distribution or in establishing the manufacturing bases?
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It is, but there are still regional price differences due to labor, manufacturing and supply chain costs.
However trying to get a $3 vaccine down to $2 is laughable for what is essentially the wealthiest trading block on the planet, even their poorest member could afford to cover the entire union.