BREAKING: U.S. doubling order for global COVID-19 vaccines to 1 billion doses, President Biden to urge 70% world vaccination rate within year.
President Joe Biden meets with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Intercontinental Barclay Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in New York.
World leaders, aid groups and global health organizations are growing increasingly vocal about the slow pace of global vaccinations and the inequity of access to shots between residents of wealthier and poorer nations.The U.S. purchase, according to two senior Biden administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview Biden’s remarks, will bring the total U.S. vaccination commitment to more than 1.1 billion doses through 2022. At least 160 million shots supplied by the U.
The American response has come under criticism for being too modest, particularly as the administration advocates for providing booster shots to tens of millions of Americans before vulnerable people in poorer nations have received even a first dose. The World Health Organization says only 15% of promised donations of vaccines — from rich countries that have access to large quantities of them — have been delivered. The U.N. health agency has said it wants countries to fulfill their dose-sharing pledges “immediately” and make shots available for programs that benefit poor countries and Africa in particular.
COVAX has missed nearly all of its vaccine-sharing targets. Its managers also have lowered their ambitions to ship vaccines by the end of this year, from an original target of some 2 billion doses worldwide to hopes for 1.4 billion now. Even that mark could be missed.The 70% global target is ambitious, not least because of the U.S. experience.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Biden urges Americans in hurricane-prone states to get COVID-19 shotsPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans in hurricane-prone states to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves in case they have to evacuate from their homes, warning that serious hurricanes could strike this month.
Read more »
Biden bets on rapid COVID tests, but they can be hard to findPresident Biden is betting on millions more rapid, at-home tests to help curb the latest deadly wave in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more »
Drake, Kevin Garnett And Other Celebrities Urge President Biden To Release Marijuana PrisonersDrake, Killer Mike, Deion Sanders, Kevin Garnett, and other celebrities have signed a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden requesting a general pardon to all persons subjected to a federal criminal or civil enforcement based on non-violent marijuana offenses.
Read more »
Armed F-16 intercepts small plane over NYC After President Biden addresses U.N. General AssemblyU.S military intercepts small plane over NYC after Biden's UN Speech - our editor-at-large NaveedAJamali witnessed it. Read more:
Read more »
Biden vows a new era of 'relentless diplomacy' as the world contends with Covid, climate change and ChinaBiden's debut address to the UN General Assembly comes as the U.S. strives to rebuild alliances and reclaim a global leadership position.
Read more »