Why is there a surge in vaccine tourism?

The availability of COVID-19 vaccines varies widely from country to country, with Australia ranking as one of the slowest rollouts among OECD countries

A medical technician collects a sample for a rapid coronavirus test at San Francisco Airport Source: Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images.

In recent months, the shortage of vaccines and slow vaccine rollouts in many parts of the world -- including South America, Taiwan and other parts of Asia -- has sparked a trend of vaccine tourism.  And the USA has made it easy for people coming to America to get vaccinated

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