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US, China and other rich nations chase COVID-19 vaccine paydays

Developing countries at the back of the queue face costly vaccine imports

Wealthy countries are buying up massive doses of expensive and so far unproven candidate vaccines against COVID-19 in the hope of containing domestic outbreaks.    © Reuters

TOKYO -- As COVID-19 continues its devastating global rampage, countries are competing fiercely to secure vaccine supplies once they become available.

Rich nations are investing heavily to ensure they receive millions of doses, leaving developing countries in their wake.

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