DK enquires about price of Chinese vaccine

The opposition Democratic Coalition has turned to the government to enquire about the price of China's Covid-19 vaccine, citing reports that the jab "could be extremely expensive" compared with other vaccines. China's Sinopharm vaccine, which the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has yet to approve or even review, will reportedly cost 30 US dollars per dose, but could even reach 145 dollars when purchased in smaller quantities, DK group spokesman Zoltan Varga told an online press conference on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the AstraZeneca jab, which the EMA is expected to authorise at the end of the month, will cost about 2.50 dollars per dose, Varga said.