US President Joe Biden announced that his country has donated 160 million doses of vaccines to more than 100 countries so far.
Biden also announced that they will donate 500 million more doses of the new type of COVID-19 vaccine to low- and middle-income countries.
‘COVID-19’ summit at the 76th United Nations General Assembly:
Within the scope of the 76th General Assembly meetings of the United Nations (UN) taking place in New York, the online summit named “Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Rebuilding to Prepare for the Future”, led by Biden, was held.
In his speech at the summit, Biden said; Referring to his speech at the UN General Assembly yesterday, “There is nothing more urgent than our working together to defeat COVID-19 and being prepared for the pandemics to come. ” said.
Biden; Noting that the administration is taking firm steps towards the oxygen crisis, increasing the production of vaccines and donating vaccines, he also underlined that more than 670,000 lives were lost in the USA and more than 4.5 million worldwide due to COVID-19.
A new partnership between the EU and the USA:
President Biden said, “The United States will purchase 500 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine to donate to low- and middle-income countries. These doses will be sent to the countries by this time next year,” he said, adding that his country has donated 160 million doses of vaccines to more than 100 countries so far.
Biden, who heralded the signing of a new partnership between the European Union and the USA in order to work more closely, said in his statement: “We must gather the whole world around certain principles. We should not sell vaccines, we should donate them, and these donations should not have a political purpose.
In addition to these, Biden noted that more than 500 million doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be produced in South Africa, these produced vaccines will be distributed to African countries, and the USA has promised to donate 370 million dollars for vaccination studies.
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