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

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