Americans abroad search for a first vaccine dose as millions at home get their third one

“People ask me why I don’t just fly back to the U.S. to get my shots, but I simply cannot afford it,” said Kim Walsh, 31, who grew up in California and worked as an accountant there but now lives in Bali, Indonesia with her partner. The two work for a small health supplement company and live “paycheck to paycheck,” Walsh said, struggling to navigate the pandemic even as the island’s tourism-based economy all but shut down last year.