A plan to revive a stumbling campaign to get Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries got a critical boost with the announcement that the U.S. will donate 500 million shots developed by BioNTech and Pfizer by June next year
A plan to revive a stumbling campaign to get Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries got a critical boost with the announcement thatWhile rich countries in North America and Europe have largely immunized their high-risk citizens and are now moving to vaccinate teenagers ahead of the new school year, many poor nations are facing new surges in infections with little protection. In Africa, for instance, just 0.6% of the population has been fully vaccinated, compared with 42% in the U.S.
Health officials in developing countries said that they hope the 500 million doses due to be donated by the U.S. will encourage other rich governments to step up. The announcement “is a monumental step forward” in the global effort to get vaccines to poor countries, said Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s director for the Africa region. “We are now seeing wealthy nations starting to turn promises into action.
Deliveries of the donated shots will start in August and reach 200 million doses by the end of the year, the two companies said Thursday. The remaining 300 million doses are due to be shipped by June 2022.
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