DThe US government will begin shipping 5 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine to 100 countries in need later this month. These deliveries complement the 110 million cans donated by the U.S. government to more than 60 countries.The President said that the United States will donate more vaccines than all other countries combined. Joe Biden Address in the White House. Most deliveries are distributed through the Covax global vaccination platform, some of which are in cooperation with the African Union.
What the government values is: No consideration of delivery is required. “We even provide vaccines to countries experiencing problems.” The goal is to increase global vaccination rates, prepare countries for outbreaks, and protect medical staff and vulnerable groups in the population. A White House statement said: “The United States will not use vaccines to gain the favor of other countries.”
The allocation of vaccine doses is based on the number of cases, mortality and hospitalization rates of coronavirus patients.And the vaccination rate and the capacity of each country vaccine Storage and delivery play a role in the distribution key.
The largest recipient country is Indonesia, which has 8 million cans, and Colombia, the Philippines, Nigeria, South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Mexico have 4 million cans or more. Canada is the only rich country that gets goods from the United States. According to the White House, Canada has received 2.5 million doses of vaccine.
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In his speech, Biden strongly advocated that every American should be vaccinated. The 90 million Americans who are eligible for the vaccine have not yet been vaccinated. The data is clear: Almost all deaths occur in people who are not vaccinated, and vaccinated people rarely need to go to the hospital and are unlikely to get sick. States with high vaccination rates such as Vermont and Maine have few new cases, while southern states have the largest number of cases but low vaccination rates. Biden pointed out that Florida and Texas alone accounted for one-third of new infections. “People who shouldn’t die are dying.” However, in the past few days, some southern states have caught up.
Biden praised the three states for paying $100 for each vaccination and increasing the number of daily vaccinations by 25%. At the same time, he announced that federal officials would extend the mask requirements for unvaccinated people to employees of suppliers and service providers working for the government. Biden thanked Google, Wal-Mart, Disney, and meat company Tyson for asking employees to be vaccinated. He criticized the laws of seven Republican-ruled states that prohibit companies and local governments from mandating the use of protective masks or vaccinations. According to Biden, in Texas, professors and teachers may be fined for requiring students to wear protective masks.
Biden warned that this has nothing to do with politics, but a matter of life and death. He emphasized that every American has a vaccine. It is in the interest of the United States to help other countries control the virus now.
