The majority of the doses will be distributed through COVAX, but the U.S. will “retain the say” on where they ultimately go.
Thursday that the U.S. will prioritize needy nations in Latin America, the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa.
Roughly 6 million doses will be divided up in the following South and Central American countries: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Approximately 7 million will be shipped to Asia, and 5 million will go to Africa to be shared with countries that are selected in coordination with the African Union, according to aThe White House says the remaining 25% of doses will be “targeted toward regional priorities and partner recipients,” including Mexico, Canada, Korea, West Bank and Gaza, Ukraine, Kosovo, Haiti, Georgia, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Yemen, as well as for United Nations frontline workers.
in a statement. “And the United States is committed to bringing the same urgency to international vaccination efforts that we have demonstrated at home.”
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