In the United States, nearly 70% of over 16s should be vaccinated (at least one dose) by July 4, National Day. And those who are fully can now drop the mask. The vaccination campaign also extends to 12-15 year olds. Exactly: wouldn’t it have been more urgent to provide vaccines to doctors and healthcare workers confronted with the coronavirus in countries in difficulty before running out these doses for 17 million American children, less affected by covid? wonders in particular the New York emergency physician Craig Spencer. Joe Biden has just answered him in part: the United States will send 20 million additional doses to third countries by the end of June, he said on Monday.
“Five times more than any other country”
Did he delay doing it? These doses are in addition to the 60 million already announced. But contrary to the first promise, which concerns only the AstraZeneca vaccine still awaiting a green light from the American health authorities, this time these are indeed doses of the vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, the three used currently in the United States, which will be distributed. Under pressure to show more solidarity, Joe Biden has therefore taken a further step by drawing on the stock theoretically intended for American citizens. He is expected to announce further measures to increase vaccine supply next month, after meeting with leaders at the G7 summit in the UK.
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