The UK records over 5,700 new Covid-19 cases, making the 7-day rolling average of new daily cases the highest since April 1
US to distribute 25 million Covid vaccines in first tranche of 80 million doses across the globeGayle Smith speaks in Washington, DC, on April 5, after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced her appointment as the State Department's coordinator for global Covid-19 response and health security. Al Drago/AFP/Pool/Getty Images
The remaining 75% of the first tranche of US vaccines will go to COVAX, the international group focused on the global vaccine distribution, Smith said, and added that the Biden administration has “identified the countries we want these vaccines to go to.” “This is the first round, this is just the beginning,” said Smith. She was not able to say when the 55 million doses that make up the total 80 million vaccines would be delivered.
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