A New Covid-19 Battle Plan From Asia: Letting Companies Buy Vaccines

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Companies in Indonesia will be allowed to buy Covid-19 vaccines for employees, but public-health experts say the plan could steer shots toward the wealthy

With vaccinations lagging in the world’s fourth most-populous country, the government has authorized an unusual approach: allowing private companies to acquire Covid-19 vaccines from state-owned distributors for a price to inoculate their employees.

In Indonesia, where Covid-19 infections remain high and many businesses are operating with reduced staff, companies see the plan as an opportunity to return to full capacity faster and reassure workers concerned about contagion.

But the plan is controversial, with some public-health experts saying it will steer limited vaccines toward middle-class and wealthy Indonesians connected with private companies instead of the elderly and most vulnerable. “It will only create inequity,” said Pandu Riono, an epidemiologist at the University of Indonesia.

Mr. Riono said it would be better if corporations donated to help the government boost vaccine supply for the entire population, instead of just for their owners, employees, and families. The debate reflects the challenges facing developing countries as they work to vaccinate their populations with far fewer resources than wealthy countries.

 

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Companies will use different vaccines from Government Programme !

Make no mistake, the vaccines will always find a way in to the arms of the wealthy before anyone else.

In Brazil, the same shit will soon be done

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