I am losing hope about...

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
January 8, 2021 5:52am CST
...where will I get huge money for these covid-19 vaccines? It has been days that the local news keeps on broadcasting that people who are not on the priority list need to pay it. Guess what? It will cost Php 90K+ ($1871.26+) per individual. For elite people, they will not worry about it. Do you think that I need to hope for it? Are the vaccines for free in your country? Image Credit: i.ytimg.com
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
8 Jan 21
The vaccines will be completely free in the UK for everyone who needs it. Of course, they will be paid for with National Insurance contributions and taxes but nobody will pay at point of delivery. I don't know how they are going to manage to deliver 2 million doses a day, however, which is what has been promised!
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Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
8 Jan 21
That's a lot of doses in a days time. Good luck to them in that idea. I have decent insurance so that should cover any flu shots or vaccines I want to get.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
@owlwings I guess we just going to witness the free vaccination there and to the other countries. Then, we just keep on being hopeful to have them.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15934)
• Philippines
8 Jan 21
I hope it will be provided for us free.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
I hope they will be free to all of us. I hope they will administer the legit ones and not smuggled vaccines.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
@cherigucchi Let's pray hard for it.
cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15934)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
@Shavkat Let us all hope for the best.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
8 Jan 21
It should be free, in my country plans to distribute 426 million vaccines from January until 2022.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
My government showed the allotted budget for these vaccines. They still stick to their priority list. Those who are not included need to pay them.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
8 Jan 21
The vaccine will be free in my country but not mandatory
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
I think your people and you are lucky to have them for free. Either mandatory or not, I think my people need them.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502329)
• Italy
8 Jan 21
The vaccine is free here, it is free in most countries around the world, the governments pay for the vaccine.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Jan 21
@LadyDuck My president is the same person as Trump. They don't care about their people's welfare.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
My government cannot afford to make these vaccines free for everybody here. They cannot admit that the country lacks its fund for these things.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502329)
• Italy
9 Jan 21
@Shavkat Even the poor countries are distributing the vaccine free... what a shame your government is not making an effort.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381942)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 21
I think they will be free here. That is very expensive.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
The vaccines cost an arm and a leg. I hope it will be free for all of us here. But it is not possible because we lack funds. Most of the newscasters here keep on telling the viewers to start earning money for it.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
9 Jan 21
They should be free in my country. But we haven't start yet.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
I hope they will be free here, too. Administering them to some military men was done early this year. These are smuggled vaccines from China. Now, it was a big issue.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135691)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Jan 21
Hopefully later you can get it cheaper. They are free here
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
I hope it will be 'buy one take one.' I have so many family members who need it, too.
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John Loberiza
@jrlcentral (2605)
• Roxas, Philippines
10 Jan 21
First thing to do to keep your hope up...change your source of information. I've been hearing the projected prices since December and it's nowhere close to a fraction of what you have posted here. I just read three different sources before responding to this and they say more or less similar. Here is one source that included the number of doses for its price... Don't believe everything that you get from a social network, my friend
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/10/20/which-covid-19-vaccine-is-most-cost-friendly-for-ph-government
news.abs-cbn.com
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/10/20/which-covid-19-vaccine-is-most-cost-friendly-for-ph-government
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Jan 21
Let me check it. I got the first-hand information from our local news TV station. Thanks for the link.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Jan 21
@jrlcentral I think this TV station should be closed and let the other one be re-opened.
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John Loberiza
@jrlcentral (2605)
• Roxas, Philippines
10 Jan 21
@Shavkat No prob. I have been hearing the prices since December that prices is between P500 and P1000 only. Though Pfizer and some other companies prized more 1K. And that's why I seldom watch TV for so many years now... and that TV station should be reported for spreading false information. Here is another link:
?72.5 B set for COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 budget, but senators lament lack of clear plan
www.cnnphilippines.com
Congress earmarked ?72.5 billion for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines next year, but a few lawmakers pointed out that some details remain unclear like how many are expected to get the shots.
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Titia Geertman
@TitiaG (251)
• Netherlands
9 Jan 21
So in other words: your government doesn't care about their poor citizens. How on earth will they stop the pandemic if half your population will not be vacinated. In the Netherlands it's free.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Jan 21
That's the reason why most locals are whining about this issue. They are still telling us that people on the priority list will be vaccinated. Those who are not included will pay them. I am glad that they are free there.
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