The US Donated More Than 100 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To 60+ Countries

The White House announced on Tuesday that the United States donated more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than sixty countries. The vaccines were distributed through COVAX, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global vaccine initiative.

“This is more than the donations of all 24 countries that donate any vaccine to other countries, including China and Russia,” Biden said during remarks in the White House East Room.

The president emphasized that Washington is making no demands for its donations of doses.

“And there’s no favoritism and no strings attached. We’re doing this to save lives to end this pandemic,” Biden said.

President Joe Biden pledged to send 500 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to countries around the world in June. The Biden administration said 200 million doses would be available this year, and 300 million will be distributed in 2022.

Africa, Bangladesh, Colombia, Indonesia, the Phillippines, Pakistan, and Vietnam received the largest number of doses. The rest of the doses were sent to hand-picked regional partners.

“Our goals are to increase global COVID-19 vaccination coverage, prepare for surges and prioritize healthcare workers and other vulnerable populations based on public health data and acknowledged best practice, and help our neighbors and other countries in need,” the White House said. “Importantly, the United States has not and will not use its vaccines to secure favors from other countries. Our aim is to save lives.”

“The U.S. is leading the global COVID-19 fight, but the rest of the world must step up to the plate and match the Biden administration’s ambition and action. With COVID-19 raging globally and new variants emerging constantly, wealthy countries face a clear choice: Share more doses and shorten the pandemic or continue to hoard doses and prolong COVID-19 indefinitely,” said Tom Hart, acting chief executive officer of the ONE campaign, a global organization fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease.

On Monday, President Biden reached his goal of having seventy percent of adults vaccinated in the United States.

 

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