Who benefits? US debates fairest way to share spare vaccine - News Summed Up

Who benefits? US debates fairest way to share spare vaccine


It's been five weeks since the Biden administration announced plans to share millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world by the end of JuneWASHINGTON -- In April, the Biden administration announced plans to share millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world by the end of June. The Biden administration is considering reserving about a fourth of the doses for the U.S. to dispense directly to individual nations of its choice. She told the Senate Appropriations Committee that "75% of the doses we share will likely be shared through COVAX. The president also has promised to share 20 million doses from existing production of Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine stocks. It also could allow the U.S. to avoid any political fallout that might come from sharing the vaccine directly with adversaries.


Source: ABC News May 31, 2021 13:41 UTC



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