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High-price Chinese Covid vaccine sparks row in Sri Lanka

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Colombo [Sri Lanka]: Disclosure of procurement price of China's Sinopharm vaccine in Sri Lanka has sparked a row after reports emerged that Colombo had to shell out a higher per-dose price than its fellow South Asian country Bangladesh.According to The Daily Star, Sri Lanka is paying USD 15 per dose for the Sinopharm vaccine, which is USD 5 higher than what Bangladesh paid.Contrary to media reports, Channa Jayasuma, the country's Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals State Minister Professor, said there is "no such an agreement to give the vaccine at USD 10 for Bangladesh."The minister said they had been informed by the Chinese Embassy and the Sinopharm company that there is no such agreement to give the vaccine at USD 10 for.

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