Slow jab costs $2.3-T losses globally

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 26, 2021 12:25 am

ANTWERP: The slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines will cost the global economy $2.3 trillion in lost output, a report released on Wednesday found.

The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) study found that emerging and developing economies, whose vaccine rollouts are far behind those of wealthier countries, will bear the brunt of those losses.

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