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Pakistan: Plan to commercialize COVID vaccine sparks outcry
Experts have said that allowing private companies to purchase the vaccine will lead to unfair distribution. The move has also created fears that the new imports could create a black market for the vaccine.
Health experts are voicing concerns over Pakistan s decision to allow some private companies to import coronavirus vaccines, which are likely to be sold at commercial rates.
The move has caused an outcry among medical professionals, some of whom claim it amounts to commercializing human suffering.
The South Asian country has reported more than 567,261 coronavirus cases, and over 12,488 deaths, while over 20 million people have lost their jobs unemployed since the start of the pandemic.
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