The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it plans to distribute the first 25 million of the 80 million vaccines the United States plans to send worldwide.That 25 million, 19 million, or 75% of those doses will be distributed through COVAX. It aims to help the most endangered countries. Dose shared through COVAX is prioritized in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. The remaining 6 million doses of vaccine will be directed to areas where the United States has priority, such as Canada and Mexico. Overall, the Biden administration plans to distribute 80 million COVID-19 vaccines worldwide by the end of this month.
According to the White House, the 25 million doses include the Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Modana COVID-19 vaccines, but not AstraZeneca, which is under review by the Food and Drug Administration.
Specifically, of the 19 million doses distributed through COVAX, approximately 6 million doses are from Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Haiti. , Go to the Dominican Republic. Approximately 7 million doses are planned for India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan and the Pacific Islands. Then, coordinated by the African Union, about 5 million doses will be given to Africa.
6 million doses given directly from the United States go to Mexico, Canada, South Korea, West Bank and Gaza, Ukraine, Kosovo, Haitian, Georgia, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, and frontline workers of the United Nations. .. The United States has already shared 4 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine with neighboring Canada and Mexico.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan emphasized that the United States does not favorably exchange vaccines. The United States has been requested “from all over the world,” Sullivan said, and the Biden administration on how to distribute vaccines is to achieve global coverage, respond to spikes, and support as many doses as possible. He added that it was woven into the decision.
The United States shares more surplus doses than any other country, but 25 million, or even 80 million, is far short of what the world needs to end a pandemic. India alone can benefit from hundreds of millions of doses as the world’s largest democracy is fighting a serious and deadly surge.
“America’s strong leadership is essential to end this pandemic now, strengthen global health security for tomorrow, and better prevent, detect, and respond to the next threat. In a statement, the United States will become the world’s arsenal of vaccines in our common fight against this virus. “
According to the White House, the process of exporting these 25 million batches is “in progress.”

Vaccines play an increasingly important role in the global fight against the epidemic, and all countries should work together to promote vaccination, especially in developed countries, to provide necessary help to developing countries.