success, whether they be vaccinations or school reopenings, as part of an apparent strategy of underpromising, then overdelivering. has yet to commit to sharing any doses.įrom his first days in office, Biden has set clear - and achievable - metrics for U.S. contribute financially to the COVAX alliance, backed by nongovernmental organizations like Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, along with the World Health Organization and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, that will share vaccines with more than 90 lower- and middle-income nations, but the U.S. administers in a matter of days.īiden did move to have the U.S. The World Health Organization on Thursday issued a report that fewer than 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa thus far. need to do far more to help stem the spread of the pandemic. Global public health advocates say wealthy nations like the U.S. Biden has also fielded direct requests from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to buy vaccines produced in the United States. are owned by the federal government under the terms of agreements reached with drugmakers, and the Biden administration has faced calls from allies across the globe to release the AstraZeneca shots for immediate use. The initial run of doses manufactured in the U.S. The White House said just 7 million of the AstraZeneca doses are ready for shipment. Tens of millions of doses have been stockpiled in the U.S., waiting for emergency use authorization, and that has sparked an international outcry that lifesaving vaccine is being withheld when it could be used elsewhere. but has been by the World Health Organization. The AstraZeneca vaccine has not yet been authorized for use in the U.S. – Zoos, scientists aim to curb people giving virus to animals.– Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhere.– Brazil vaccine drive faces challenges in remote communities.
He emphasized that because the AstraZeneca shot is not yet authorized in the U.S., “This loan will not reduce the supply of vaccine to Americans.”
was on the cusp of meeting his 100-day injection goal “way ahead” of schedule.Ĭoronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients said Friday that 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine would go to Mexico and 1.5 million would be sent to Canada. The Biden administration on Thursday revealed the outlines of a plan to “loan” a limited number of vaccines to Canada and Mexico as the president announced the U.S. vaccinations and supply improves, the White House said the nation is now in position to help supply neighbors Canada and Mexico with millions of lifesaving shots. is on pace to have enough of the three currently authorized vaccines to cover the entire adult population just 10 weeks from now.Īs the pace of U.S.
“We may be able to double it,” he told reporters before leaving the White House for Atlanta. With the nation now administering about 2.5 million shots per day, Biden, who promised to set a new goal for vaccinations next week, teased the possibility of setting a 200 million dose goal by his 100th day in office. on Friday cleared President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus shots, more than a month before his target date of his 100th day in office, as the president prepared to set his sights higher in the nationwide vaccination effort.
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