The United States has already donated 110 million COVID-19 vaccines

The United States said on Tuesday it had donated more than 110 million doses of the covid vaccine globally, while President Joe Biden seeks to counter the increase in cases due to the delta variant.

The announcement, which follows the realization the end of Biden give at least one dose of the 70% vaccine of adult population for July 4, Mark “that the beginning” of U.S. efforts to help the world fight COVID-19, the White House said.

In a speech at the White House, Biden said the United States has donated more than 110 million doses to 65 countries which, according to the United Nations, “that’s more than the 24 countries together which donate vaccines to other countries, including China and Russia, have donated ”, assured the president.

Biden claimed that United States pledges to provide world with ‘vaccine arsenal’ in war on Covid-19, and said the donations recorded so far show that democracies can “get results”, compared to “autocracies” like China.

Coronavirus has killed at least 4.2 million people since its appearance in Wuhan at the end of 2019, and The United States, with more than 613,000 fatalities, is the nation with the most fatalities.

The availability of vaccines makes the daily number of new cases has dropped dramatically in many countries in recent months, but the variant The highly contagious Delta is the cause of the increase in infections.

Until now, The United States has sent 111,701,000 doses to more than 60 countries, mostly through the international initiative Covax promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), but also in collaboration with partners such as the African Union or Caricom (Caribbean Community).

According to the United Nations, it is more than the donations of all the other countries put together and reflects the generosity of the American spirit ”, said the White House.

According to the published country list, which includes 16 Latin Americans, the main beneficiaries were Indonesia (8 million doses), Philippines and Colombia (6 million doses or more), and Vietnam, Bangladesh, Pakistan and South Africa (5 million or more).

In Latin America, besides Colombia, doses received Guatemala (4.5 million), Mexico (4.04), Argentina (3.5), Brazil, Salvador and Honduras (3 million each), Paraguay, Peru and Ecuador (2 million each), Bolivia (1,008 million) and Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama and Uruguay (with 500,000 or more each).

And the Biden government said that From the end of August, it will start shipping the 500 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine. which pledged to donate to 100 developing countries.

The White House insisted that the United States does not use COVID-19 vaccinations to gain favor with other countries. China and Russia have been accused of participating in so-called “vaccine diplomacy”.

Disney, Google, Facebook

Biden highlighted recent vaccination mandates imposed by American companies on their employees, a growing trend, as well as the considerable efforts made by local authorities to combat the pandemic, a government official said.

Entertainment and tech giants like Disney, Google and Facebook have said that they will force their staff to be vaccinated.

While, New York said on Tuesday it would require proof of vaccination. for those who frequent closed places like restaurants, gyms and shows, making it the first major city in the United States to introduce a vaccination pass.

The Democratic President seeks take back the reins of the fight against COVID-19 after a difficult week during which the country’s highest health authority took a turn in its policy, recommending that vaccinated people resume wearing masks indoors in areas with high COVID transmission.

The White House also came under fire, this time for left of the democratic field, for not having anticipated Saturday the expiration of a moratorium on the evictions of rents. Millions of Americans could be left homeless amid the resurgence of the pandemic.

(Aurélia Fin – AFP)

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