America will become the arsenal for vaccines as we were the arsenal for democracy in World War II,” Biden said at the summit, which was held virtually at the White House. The pledge brings the total US commitment of donated vaccines to 1.1 billion — more than the rest of the world combined. A child reacts after receiving a dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at El Salvador’s main vaccination center in San Salvador on Wednesday. Photo: AFP“We’ve already shipped 160 million of these doses to 100 countries,” Biden said. After he spoke, Spain announced at the UN General Assembly in New York that it was boosting its commitment to 30 million vaccines, while Japan said it would increase its contribution to 60 million.

Source: Taipei Times September 23, 2021 15:56 UTC