The U.S. is expected to provide 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses to 100 nations over the next year.
President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, on Wednesday shortly before the president’s first trip abroad.Credit.Tom Brenner for The New York Times
June 9, 2021, 11:53 a.m. ET
The White House has reached an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech to provide 500 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to about 100 countries over the next year, a pact that President Biden plans to announce as early as Thursday, according to multiple people familiar with the plan.
Under intense pressure to do more to address the global vaccine shortage and the disparities in vaccination between rich and poor nations, the president hinted at the plan Wednesday morning, when he was asked if he had a vaccination strategy for the world.
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Rohan Aggarwal, 26, a resident doctor treating patients suffering from COVID-19, looks at a patient’s X-ray scan, inside the emergency room of Holy Family Hospital, during his 27-hour shift in New Delhi May 1, 2021. As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said he was praying for all those affected by the huge health emergency. (Photo: Catholic News Service)
MANHATTAN Two U.S. faith organizations on the front lines of the global coronavirus response stand with the federal government in support of waiving intellectual property (IP) protections for COVID-19 vaccines, in an effort to help the poorer countries get more doses.
President Joe Biden applauds a man receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va., April 6, 2021. (CNS photo/Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Washington The Biden administration s May 5 announcement that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines as a means to expand the vaccine s production and distribution is a move the Vatican has been suggesting.
At a February Word Trade Organization meeting, a Vatican representative said this step would be a strong signal demonstrating real commitment and engagement and thus moving from declaration to action in favor of the entire human family.
Prior to the May announcement, the United States has not backed the proposal to waive the vaccines patent rights made by India and South Africa and supported by many congressional Democrats.
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