Vaccine too expensive, says NGO 無國界醫(yī)生組織稱疫苗在貧窮國家價(jià)格不菲
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Some vaccines are sold to rich countries at a better rate, says Medecins Sans Frontieres
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無國界醫(yī)生組織警告說，因?yàn)楹芏嗑让囊呙鐑r(jià)格飛漲，從而使得一些國家無法對兒童進(jìn)行免疫接種。該組織指責(zé)制藥業(yè)對疫苗的要價(jià)過高并強(qiáng)調(diào)指出在經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)達(dá)的西方國家，很多疫苗的價(jià)格實(shí)際上要遠(yuǎn)低于經(jīng)濟(jì)落后的貧困國家。以下是 BBC Jonny Dymond 的報(bào)道：
Prohibitive is how Medecins Sans Frontieres describes the escalation in vaccine prices.
The group criticises the lack of competition in and openness about prices, pointing out that some developing countries pay more than France does for some vaccine.
In particular it takes aim at the high cost of pneumococcal vaccine; a treatment which it says has already earned blockbuster revenues for its two makers.
One of those, GlaxoSmithkline, said that any further cut in price would undermine the economics of production and threaten long-term supplies to poor countries.
Glossary 詞匯表 （點(diǎn)擊單詞收聽發(fā)音）
- prohibitive（指價(jià)格）過高的
- escalation升級，惡化
- openness公開化
- blockbuster了不起的、大筆的（收入）
- undermine削弱，損害
- economics經(jīng)濟(jì)
