This was the heading of an article in the Guardian newspaper underlining the plight of this country.

While western governments were arguing over the distribution of vaccines and pushing ahead with their vaccine programme, this article was pointing out that Moldova, Europe’s poorest country, has not been able to deliver a single jab yet because it cannot afford to buy the vaccine. 

The article goes on to explain that ‘the Moldovan government does not expect to receive its first batch of vaccine before the end of February, and even that timetable is uncertain and fraught with bureaucratic delays’.