[watwut]

The price was not paid "by a country". It was paid by a random American. Not all Americans are rich, 1000 is unaffordable for quite a lot of people.

[zinodaur]

For most rich countries, it is payed for collectively by the country because of their healthcare system.

[TimedToasts]

That's great but irrelevant to the topic.

That price was paid for by an American consumer or taxpayers.

[zinodaur]

Only because Americans insist on their self-harm health insurance system. Americans are both collectively wealthy and have a very small number HIV infections per capita