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WHO vaccine drive bedevilled by a familiar question: who pays if things go wrong?

WHO vaccine drive bedevilled by a familiar question: who pays if things go wrong?

FRANCESCO GUARASCIO WHO foots the bill if people in poor countries fall sick with unexpected side-effects from coronavirus vaccines? It's not clear and that's a big problem in the battle to beat COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) has so far left the question of financial claims unresolved as it seeks to ensure shots are fairly distributed around the world, according to confidential documents reviewed by Reuters and six people familiar with discussions. A similar situation emerged during the H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 2009-10. Back then, fears about potential compensation costs stymied the WHO's efforts to get vaccines to…
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