How Australia is holding back vaccine supply

7am - A podcast by Schwartz Media

As wealthy countries like Australia race to vaccinate their population, many other nations in our region are falling behind due to the high cost of vaccines: a cost set by big pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer. As a result, South East Asia is now the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic.  Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Lyndal Rowlands on the proposal that could speed up vaccinations around the world, and why Australia is holding it back.  Guest: Contributor for The Saturday Paper, Lyndal Rowlands Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.