For most drugs, European nations tend to pay substantially lower prices than patients in the United States. But the coronavirus vaccines are unusual because the US government negotiated prices and has arranged to buy doses for every American directly. That is markedly lower than the company’s official price, which has been announced at $19.50 per dose, the price the US government paid. Rollout of the Pfizer vaccine began in the United States this week. The EU ordered more vaccines from most providers than the United States, partly because the bloc’s total population is bigger.

Source: bd News24 December 19, 2020 16:41 UTC