Sofia is out of breath, again.
Breathing freely is never easy for the 60-year-old grandmother – she relies on inhalers to manage her chronic lung disease – but lately even a gentle walk has been causing her to wheeze.
Earlier this year, Sofia was found dazed in the bathroom having coughed up blood. She spent several days in hospital on a ventilator before the diagnosis arrived. Lung cancer.
For Sofia [her name and others have been changed for this piece], a Covid vaccine c...
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Sarah Haque and Laura Margottini are reporters at the UK-based The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, where this article first appeared.